Biological anthropology

"Contemporary biological anthropology is a dauntingly broad field. It studies humans in the same way that zoologists study their subject species--from a perspective that includes all aspects of the species' biology and that emphasizes the interrelationships among those aspects. In addition...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Park, Michael Alan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill , c2013
Edition:7th ed
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Biological anthropology
  • 2. The evolution of evolution
  • 3. Evolutionary genetics
  • 4. The processes of evolution
  • 5. The origin of species and the shape of evolution
  • 6. A brief evolutionary timetable
  • 7. The primates
  • 8. Primate behavior and human evolution
  • 9. Studying the human past
  • 10. Evolution of the early hominids
  • 11. The evolution of genus homo
  • 12. Evolution and adaptation in human populations
  • 13. Human biological diversity
  • 14. Biological anthropology and today's world