Biological anthropology/ the natural history of humankind
Biological anthropology/ the natural history of humankind
Stanford, Craig
- 3rd ed
- Boston: Pearson, c2013.
- xxiv, 613 p
Introduction: What is biological anthropology? --
pt. 1: Mechanisms of evolution. Origins of evolutionary thought --
Genetics : cells and molecules --
Genetics : from genotype to phenotype --
The forces of evolution and the formation of species --
Human variation : evolution, adaptation, and adaptability --
pt. 2: Primates. The primates --
Primate behavior --
pt. 3: Paleontology and primate evolution. Fossils in geological context --
Origin of primates --
Becoming human : the ape-hominin transition --
pt. 4: The human fossil record. Early hominins --
Origin and evolution of the genus Homo --
Archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertals --
The emergence and dispersal of Homo sapiens --
pt. 5: New frontiers in biological anthropology. Evolution of the brain and language --
Biomedical anthropology --
The evolution of human behavior --
Bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology --
Appendix A: Overview of the brain --
Appendix B: Primate and human comparative anatomy --
Appendix C: The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium --
Appendix D: Metric-imperial conversions.
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Introduction: What is biological anthropology? --
pt. 1: Mechanisms of evolution. Origins of evolutionary thought --
Genetics : cells and molecules --
Genetics : from genotype to phenotype --
The forces of evolution and the formation of species --
Human variation : evolution, adaptation, and adaptability --
pt. 2: Primates. The primates --
Primate behavior --
pt. 3: Paleontology and primate evolution. Fossils in geological context --
Origin of primates --
Becoming human : the ape-hominin transition --
pt. 4: The human fossil record. Early hominins --
Origin and evolution of the genus Homo --
Archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertals --
The emergence and dispersal of Homo sapiens --
pt. 5: New frontiers in biological anthropology. Evolution of the brain and language --
Biomedical anthropology --
The evolution of human behavior --
Bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology --
Appendix A: Overview of the brain --
Appendix B: Primate and human comparative anatomy --
Appendix C: The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium --
Appendix D: Metric-imperial conversions.
9780205150687
599.9 / STA/B