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Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 An Introduction to Space Anthropology; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Definitions; 1.1.2 Objectives; 1.2 Models of Space Settlement; 1.3 Space and Time Contexts for Human Space Settlement; 1.3.1 Space; 1.3.2 Time; 1.4 Human Scales of Adaptation and Space Settlement: The Life Course; 1.5 Human Scales of Adaptation and Space Settlement: Habitats; 1.5.1 Terrestrially-Tethered Settlements; 1.5.2 Independent Colonies on Other Solar System Bodies; 1.5.3 Independent Colonies Aboard 'Closed-System' Spacecraft; 1.6 Concluding Comments
1.6.1 Prescription and Prediction in Space Settlement Planning1.7 Summary Points; References; 2 Individual Hominin Biology Beyond Earth; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Beyond-Earth Mammalian Reproduction; 2.2.1 Spermatogenesis and Sperm Health; 2.2.2 Oogenesis and Egg Health; 2.2.3 Fertilization and Implantation; 2.3 Beyond-Earth Mammalian Growth; 2.3.1 Gastrulation; 2.3.2 Embryogenesis; 2.3.3 Development; 2.4 Radiation and Mutagenesis Beyond Earth; 2.5 Beyond-Earth Mammalian Ageing, Senescence and the End of the Life Cycle; 2.6 Adaptive Recommendations for Individual Health Beyond Earth
2.6.1 Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis and Fertilization2.6.2 Gastrulation, Embryogenesis and Development; 2.6.3 Infancy; 2.6.4 Childhood and Adolescence; 2.6.5 Reproductive Adulthood; 2.6.6 Postreproductive Adulthood; 2.7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 2.8 Summary Points; References; 3 Population Genetics of Human Space Settlement; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Essential Population Genetics Relating to Human Space Settlement; 3.2.1 Mutation; 3.2.2 Migration; 3.2.3 Selection; 3.2.4 Drift; 3.2.5 The Founder Effect; 3.2.6 Inbreeding, Allee Effects and the Extinction Vortex; 3.2.7 Review
3.3 Population Issues in Closed Settlements: Effective Population (Ne), Minimum Viable Population (MVP) and Census Population (Nc)3.3.1 Survey of Effective Population (Ne), Minimum Viable Population (MVP) and Census Population (Nc) Estimates for Various Life Forms; 3.4 Estimating and Modeling a Viable Population for a Five-Generation, Isolated, Beyond-Earth Human Colony; 3.4.1 A Note on Demographic Structure; 3.4.2 Recommendations Regarding Founding Populations Beyond Earth; 3.4.3 The Question of Speciation; 3.5 Worldship Population Studies; 3.5.1 Time and Space Boundaries of the Thoughtscape
3.5.2 Biological Health: Estimates of Worldship Populations to Date3.5.3 Reasons for Estimate Variations for D1, Earth-Departing Interstellar Population; 3.5.4 Biological Health: Where Are We Today on Estimates of Worldship Populations?; 3.6 Conclusions and Recommendations; 3.6.1 Genetic Testing and Genetic Screening; 3.6.2 Genetic Testing; 3.6.3 Genetic Screening; 3.6.4 Practical Considerations for Beyond-Earth Population Diversity and Population Size; 3.7 Summary Points; References; 4 Cultural Adaptations in Human Space Settlement; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Cultural Universals and Human Space Settlement
1.6.1 Prescription and Prediction in Space Settlement Planning1.7 Summary Points; References; 2 Individual Hominin Biology Beyond Earth; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Beyond-Earth Mammalian Reproduction; 2.2.1 Spermatogenesis and Sperm Health; 2.2.2 Oogenesis and Egg Health; 2.2.3 Fertilization and Implantation; 2.3 Beyond-Earth Mammalian Growth; 2.3.1 Gastrulation; 2.3.2 Embryogenesis; 2.3.3 Development; 2.4 Radiation and Mutagenesis Beyond Earth; 2.5 Beyond-Earth Mammalian Ageing, Senescence and the End of the Life Cycle; 2.6 Adaptive Recommendations for Individual Health Beyond Earth
2.6.1 Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis and Fertilization2.6.2 Gastrulation, Embryogenesis and Development; 2.6.3 Infancy; 2.6.4 Childhood and Adolescence; 2.6.5 Reproductive Adulthood; 2.6.6 Postreproductive Adulthood; 2.7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 2.8 Summary Points; References; 3 Population Genetics of Human Space Settlement; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Essential Population Genetics Relating to Human Space Settlement; 3.2.1 Mutation; 3.2.2 Migration; 3.2.3 Selection; 3.2.4 Drift; 3.2.5 The Founder Effect; 3.2.6 Inbreeding, Allee Effects and the Extinction Vortex; 3.2.7 Review
3.3 Population Issues in Closed Settlements: Effective Population (Ne), Minimum Viable Population (MVP) and Census Population (Nc)3.3.1 Survey of Effective Population (Ne), Minimum Viable Population (MVP) and Census Population (Nc) Estimates for Various Life Forms; 3.4 Estimating and Modeling a Viable Population for a Five-Generation, Isolated, Beyond-Earth Human Colony; 3.4.1 A Note on Demographic Structure; 3.4.2 Recommendations Regarding Founding Populations Beyond Earth; 3.4.3 The Question of Speciation; 3.5 Worldship Population Studies; 3.5.1 Time and Space Boundaries of the Thoughtscape
3.5.2 Biological Health: Estimates of Worldship Populations to Date3.5.3 Reasons for Estimate Variations for D1, Earth-Departing Interstellar Population; 3.5.4 Biological Health: Where Are We Today on Estimates of Worldship Populations?; 3.6 Conclusions and Recommendations; 3.6.1 Genetic Testing and Genetic Screening; 3.6.2 Genetic Testing; 3.6.3 Genetic Screening; 3.6.4 Practical Considerations for Beyond-Earth Population Diversity and Population Size; 3.7 Summary Points; References; 4 Cultural Adaptations in Human Space Settlement; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Cultural Universals and Human Space Settlement