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Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation - Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Ashley H. Robins
Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation - Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Ashley H. Robins
This book presents an overview of how and why human populations vary so markedly in their skin colour. The biological aspects of the pigment cell and its production of melanin are reviewed and the functions of melanin are considered. The social and biological interface of skin colour in society is also discussed.
268 pages, 39 b/w illus. 4 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 25, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521365147 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 268 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 236 × 18 mm · 556 g |
| Language | English |
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