Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Published on 1. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-495-60234-7 (ISBN)
Description
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, International Edition continues to present a comprehensive, well-balanced introduction to the field, combining an engaging writing style and compelling visual content to bring the study of physical anthropology to life for today's students. With a focus on the big picture of human evolution, the text helps students master the basic principles of the subject and arrive at an understanding of the human species and its place in the biological world. This book continues to keep pace with changes in the field by including thorough coverage of cutting-edge advances in molecular biology and genomics, expanded material on modern human biology, and the latest in new fossil finds.
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Edition
International ed of 12th revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1226 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-495-60234-7 (9780495602347)
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Content
1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology. Part I: HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION. 2. The Development of Evolutionary Theory. 3. The Biological Basis of Life. 4. Heredity and Evolution. 5. Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution. Part II: PRIMATES. 6. Survey of the Living Primates. 7. Primate Behavior. 8. Primate Models for Human Behavioral Evolution. 9. Overview of the Fossil Primates. Part III: HOMININ EVOLUTION. 10. Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology. 11. Hominin Origins in Africa. 12. The Earliest Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries. 13. Premodern Humans. 14. The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans. Part IV: CONTEMPORARY HUMAN EVOLUTION. 15. Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation. 16. Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation. 17. Legacies of Human Evolutionary History. Appendix A: Atlas of Primate Skeletal Anatomy. Appendix B: Classification of Living and Extinct Primates. Appendix C: Summary of Early Hominin Fossil Finds from Africa. Appendix D: Population Genetics: The Math of Microevolution.