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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Harald Brüssow |
| ISBN: | 9780387303345 0387303340 9780387454610 0387454616 |
| OCLC Number: | 144645204 |
| Description: | xviii, 866 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A nutritional conditio humana -- Some aspects of nutritional biochemistry -- Bioenergetics -- The evolution of eating systems -- The ecology of eating systems -- Eating cultures -- We as food and feeders -- An agro(-eco)nomical outlook : feeding the billions. |
| Responsibility: | Harald Brüssow. |
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From the reviews: "Brussow ! has written an interesting collection of scientific essays about the biological and evolutionary history of eating. The Quest for Food is organized in broad chapters with numerous subchapters. ! Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (S. C. Hardesty, CHOICE, Vol. v4 (3), November, 2007) Read more...
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- Food -- History.
- Microorganisms -- History.
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- Photosynthesis -- History.
- Microbial metabolism -- History.
- Voeding.
- Levensmiddelen.
- Biologische aspecten
- Aliments -- Histoire.
- Micro-organismes -- Histoire.
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- Bioénergétique -- Histoire.
- Photosynthèse -- Histoire.
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