Individuals and Populations (Cambridge Social Biology Topics)
Cambridge University Press, 11/6/2009
EAN 9780521288934, ISBN10: 0521288932
Paperback, 84 pages, 23.4 x 15.5 x 0.5 cm
Language: English
This book opens with a description of the human reproductive system followed by accounts of fertilisation and development from puberty through to menopause. Information on pregnancy, birth control, infertility, twins and other aspects of reproductive study is included. Ageing and the problems arising from the process are considered. This is followed by demographic methods and population changes both in the UK and in other countries. Some comparisons are made with animal populations and the problems of population growth are discussed.
Preface
1. The male reproductive system
2. The female reproductive system
3. Fertilisation and development
4. The placenta
5. Pregnancy and birth
6. The control of reproduction
7. Growth and development
8. Senescence and ageing
9. Population
10. World population
Index.