TY - JOUR
AU - Ulijaszek, Stanley J.
AB - Energy capture and conversion is fundamental to human existence, and over the past three decades anthropologists have used a number of approaches which incorporate energetics measures in studies of human ecology. In particular, measures of community‐level energy balances and flows have been used to study human subsistence within the adaptability framework. Recent advances in energetics methodology are considerable, making measurements more practicable and accurate. They include the following: the development of less invasive methods for the measurement of energy expenditure in the field; improvements in, and reevaluation of, older techniques for energy expenditure measurement; and an improved understanding of the physiological basis of adaptation to high and low energy intakes. This article describes and evaluates field methods currently available for estimating energy intake, expenditure, and storage.
TI - Human energetics methods in biological anthropology
JO - American Journal of Physical Anthropology
DO - 10.1002/ajpa.1330350609
DA - 1992-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/human-energetics-methods-in-biological-anthropology-nqEzf90nPT
SP - 215
EP - 242
VL - 35
IS - S15
DP - DeepDyve
ER -