Essentials of Physical Anthropology
4th Edition
Published on 24. July 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-534-57833-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume covers basic evolutionary theory, human genetics, growth and development, non-human primates, paleoanthropology, and modern population biology to illustrate the physical and behavioural evolution of human beings.
This volume covers basic evolutionary theory, human genetics, growth and development, non-human primates, paleoanthropology, and modern population biology to illustrate the physical and behavioural evolution of human beings.
This volume covers basic evolutionary theory, human genetics, growth and development, non-human primates, paleoanthropology, and modern population biology to illustrate the physical and behavioural evolution of human beings.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-534-57833-6 (9780534578336)
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Previous edition
Robert Jurmain | Harry Nelson | Lynn Kilgore
Essentials of Physical Anthropology
Book
08/1997
3rd Edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
€67.11
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Content
The development of evolutionary theory; the biological basis of life; principles of inheritance; evolution in modern human populations; approaches to human variation and adaptation; growth and development; an overview of the living primates; primate behaviour; mammalian/primate evolutionary history; hominid origins; early hominids - organization and interpretation; homo erectus; Neandertals and other archaic homo sapiens; homo sapiens; lessons from the past, lessons for the future.