APY 307 - Human Adaptation

Institution:

University of Miami

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Human biological adaptation to different environments and stress is examined anthropologically within an evolutionary framework. Mechanisms of adaptation to temperature extremes and other climatic variables, high altitude, disease, nutritional stress, urbanization, extraterrestrial conditions, and other environmental challenges are described in relation to biological and behavioral variations among human populations. The limits of human performance and human adaptive potential in the present and future are explored.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.miami.edu/

Phone Number:

(305) 284-2211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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