Biology of Human Populations

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

The aim of the lecture is to familiarize students with basic knowledge about the biology of modern and prehistoric human populations. This includes issues related to assessing the health status of former human populations on the basis of skeletal stressors of the environment, acquiring techniques for assessing sex and age based on the characteristics of the skeleton. The processes of adaptation and adaptability and adaptation in man (genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation factors) are discussed.

The basic concepts and mechanisms determining the variability of man are approximated. Basic concepts related to the process of human microevolution are discussed. Basic information on the field of biodiversity, epidemiology and evolution of human diseases is also provided.

Topics:

1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.

2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; PALEOPATHOLOGY; osteological paradox.

3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.

4) Human microengineering: definition, basic concepts, natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.

5) Biological variability of humans.

6) Biodemography: demographic description of the human population, size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.

7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

Beaglehole, Robert, Ruth Bonita, and Tord Kjellström. Podstawy epidemiologii. Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera. Oficyna Wydawnicza, 2002.

Buikstra J.E., Ubelaker D.H., 1994, Standards for data collection from human skeletal remains., Proceedings of a seminar at the field Museum of Natural History., Arkansas,

Głąb H., Szostek K., 2000, Chemia kości - metody, możliwości, interpretacje., Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego, Warszawa,

Malinowski A, Strzałko J.,(red.) 1989. Antropologia. PWN, Warszawa – Poznań.

Holzer J.Z., 2003, Demografia, PWE, Warszawa,

Piontek J., 1999, Biologia populacji pradziejowych, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań.

Piontek J., Malinowski A.,(red.) 1985, Teoria i empiria w Polskiej Szkole Antropologicznej. Wyd. Nauk. UAM, (część: III i V)

Strzałko J., Henneberg M., Piontek J., 1976, Populacje ludzkie jako systemy biologiczne, PWN, Warszawa.

Strzałko J., Ostoja-Zagórski J., 1995, Ekologia populacji ludzkich. Środowisko człowieka w pradziejach, Wyd. Naukowe UAM, Poznań.

White T.D., Folkens P.A., The human bone manual., Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2005,

Wolański N., 2006, Ekologia człowieka. T. 1. Wrażliwość na czynniki środowiska i biologiczne zmiany przystosowawcze, Wyd. Nauk. PWN SA, Warszawa.

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(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

The aim of the lecture is to familiarize students with basic knowledge about the biology of modern and prehistoric human populations. This includes issues related to assessing the health status of former human populations on the basis of skeletal stressors of the environment, acquiring techniques for assessing sex and age based on the characteristics of the skeleton. The processes of adaptation and adaptability and adaptation in man (genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation factors) are discussed.

The basic concepts and mechanisms determining the variability of man are approximated. Basic concepts related to the process of human microevolution are discussed. Basic information on the field of biodiversity, epidemiology and evolution of human diseases is also provided.

Topics:

1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.

2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; PALEOPATHOLOGY; osteological paradox.

3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.

4) Human microengineering: definition, basic concepts, natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.

5) Biological variability of humans.

6) Biodemography: demographic description of the human population, size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.

7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

Beaglehole, Robert, Ruth Bonita, and Tord Kjellström. Podstawy epidemiologii. Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera. Oficyna Wydawnicza, 2002.

Buikstra J.E., Ubelaker D.H., 1994, Standards for data collection from human skeletal remains., Proceedings of a seminar at the field Museum of Natural History., Arkansas,

Głąb H., Szostek K., 2000, Chemia kości - metody, możliwości, interpretacje., Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego, Warszawa,

Malinowski A, Strzałko J.,(red.) 1989. Antropologia. PWN, Warszawa – Poznań.

Holzer J.Z., 2003, Demografia, PWE, Warszawa,

Piontek J., 1999, Biologia populacji pradziejowych, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań.

Piontek J., Malinowski A.,(red.) 1985, Teoria i empiria w Polskiej Szkole Antropologicznej. Wyd. Nauk. UAM, (część: III i V)

Strzałko J., Henneberg M., Piontek J., 1976, Populacje ludzkie jako systemy biologiczne, PWN, Warszawa.

Strzałko J., Ostoja-Zagórski J., 1995, Ekologia populacji ludzkich. Środowisko człowieka w pradziejach, Wyd. Naukowe UAM, Poznań.

White T.D., Folkens P.A., The human bone manual., Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2005,

Wolański N., 2006, Ekologia człowieka. T. 1. Wrażliwość na czynniki środowiska i biologiczne zmiany przystosowawcze, Wyd. Nauk. PWN SA, Warszawa.

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(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

obligatory

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

The aim of the lecture is to familiarize students with basic knowledge about the biology of modern and prehistoric human populations. This includes issues related to assessing the health status of former human populations on the basis of skeletal stressors of the environment, acquiring techniques for assessing sex and age based on the characteristics of the skeleton. The processes of adaptation and adaptability and adaptation in man (genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation factors) are discussed.

The basic concepts and mechanisms determining the variability of man are approximated. Basic concepts related to the process of human microevolution are discussed. Basic information on the field of biodiversity, epidemiology and evolution of human diseases is also provided.

Topics:

1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.

2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; PALEOPATHOLOGY; osteological paradox.

3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.

4) Human microengineering: definition, basic concepts, natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.

5) Biological variability of humans.

6) Biodemography: demographic description of the human population, size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.

7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

Beaglehole, Robert, Ruth Bonita, and Tord Kjellström. Podstawy epidemiologii. Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera. Oficyna Wydawnicza, 2002.

Buikstra J.E., Ubelaker D.H., 1994, Standards for data collection from human skeletal remains., Proceedings of a seminar at the field Museum of Natural History., Arkansas,

Głąb H., Szostek K., 2000, Chemia kości - metody, możliwości, interpretacje., Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego, Warszawa,

Malinowski A, Strzałko J.,(red.) 1989. Antropologia. PWN, Warszawa – Poznań.

Holzer J.Z., 2003, Demografia, PWE, Warszawa,

Piontek J., 1999, Biologia populacji pradziejowych, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań.

Piontek J., Malinowski A.,(red.) 1985, Teoria i empiria w Polskiej Szkole Antropologicznej. Wyd. Nauk. UAM, (część: III i V)

Strzałko J., Henneberg M., Piontek J., 1976, Populacje ludzkie jako systemy biologiczne, PWN, Warszawa.

Strzałko J., Ostoja-Zagórski J., 1995, Ekologia populacji ludzkich. Środowisko człowieka w pradziejach, Wyd. Naukowe UAM, Poznań.

White T.D., Folkens P.A., The human bone manual., Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2005,

Wolański N., 2006, Ekologia człowieka. T. 1. Wrażliwość na czynniki środowiska i biologiczne zmiany przystosowawcze, Wyd. Nauk. PWN SA, Warszawa.

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