Basics in human evolution / edited by Michael P. Muehlenbein.

Material type: TextTextDescription: xviii, 557 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN: 9780128026526; 0128026529Subject(s): Human evolution | Genetics (non-medical) | Applied ecology ; Evolution ; Molecular biology | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular BiologyDDC classification: 599.938
Contents:
Introduction. Part I Positioning Human Evolution. 1. Basic Evolutionary Theory. Doug Futuyma. 2. Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design. Andrew Petto. Part II Primates. 3. Primate Evolution. Robert Martin. 4. Primate Comparative Anatomy. Rui Diogo, Magdalena Muchlinski, and Adam Hartstone-Rose. 5. Primate Behavior. David Watts. 6. Primate Models of Human Evolution. Robert Sussman and Donna Hart. Part III Hominins. 7. Early Hominin Ecology. Jeanne Sept. 8. Bipedalism. Kevin Hunt. 9. Early Hominins. Kevin Hunt. 10. Australopithecines. Carol Ward. 11. Early Homo. Scott Simpson. 12. Archaic Homo. James Ahern. 13. Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens. Brigitte Holt. 14. Evolution of Tool Use. Kathy Schick and Nick Toth. Part IV Genetics and Biology. 15. Contemporary Human Genetic Variation. John Relethford. 16. Population Movements. Oscar Lao and Manfred Kayser. 17. Brain Evolution. Ralph Holloway. 18. Physiological Adaptations to Environmental Stressors. William Leonard. 19. Evolution of Skin Color. Peter Elias and Mary Williams. 20. Human Growth and Development. Barry Bogin. 21. Human Reproductive Ecology. Claudia Valeggia and Alejandra Nunez-de la Mora. 22. Human Senescence. Lynnette Leidy Sievert. Part V Lifeways. 23. Hunter-Gatherers. Michael Little and Mark Blumler. 24. Pastoralism. Michael Little. 25. Agriculturalism. Mark Blumler. Part VI Health. 26. Early Development and Disease. Felicia Low, Peter Gluckman, and Mark Hanson. 27. Modernization and Disease. William Dressler. 28. Modern Human Diet. Andrea Wiley. 29. Diversity and Origins of Human Infectious Diseases. Serge Morand. 30. Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens. Lisa Sattenspiel. 31. Bioarcheology. Della Cook. Part VII Behavior and Culture. 32. Evolutionary Biology of Human Stress. Carol Worthman. 33. Aggression, Affiliation, and Parenting. Mark Flinn. 34. Human Mating Systems. Steven Gangestad and Nicholas Grebe. 35. Evolution of Cognition. Jennifer Vonk and Chinmay Aradhye. 36. Evolution of Language. Philip Lieberman. 37. Evolution of Moral Systems. Douglas Allchin. 38. Race and Ethnicity. Catherine Bliss. 39. Cultural Evolution. Robert Walker
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Part I Positioning Human Evolution. 1. Basic Evolutionary Theory. Doug Futuyma. 2. Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design. Andrew Petto. Part II Primates. 3. Primate Evolution. Robert Martin. 4. Primate Comparative Anatomy. Rui Diogo, Magdalena Muchlinski, and Adam Hartstone-Rose. 5. Primate Behavior. David Watts. 6. Primate Models of Human Evolution. Robert Sussman and Donna Hart. Part III Hominins. 7. Early Hominin Ecology. Jeanne Sept. 8. Bipedalism. Kevin Hunt. 9. Early Hominins. Kevin Hunt. 10. Australopithecines. Carol Ward. 11. Early Homo. Scott Simpson. 12. Archaic Homo. James Ahern. 13. Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens. Brigitte Holt. 14. Evolution of Tool Use. Kathy Schick and Nick Toth. Part IV Genetics and Biology. 15. Contemporary Human Genetic Variation. John Relethford. 16. Population Movements. Oscar Lao and Manfred Kayser. 17. Brain Evolution. Ralph Holloway. 18. Physiological Adaptations to Environmental Stressors. William Leonard. 19. Evolution of Skin Color. Peter Elias and Mary Williams. 20. Human Growth and Development. Barry Bogin. 21. Human Reproductive Ecology. Claudia Valeggia and Alejandra Nunez-de la Mora. 22. Human Senescence. Lynnette Leidy Sievert. Part V Lifeways. 23. Hunter-Gatherers. Michael Little and Mark Blumler. 24. Pastoralism. Michael Little. 25. Agriculturalism. Mark Blumler. Part VI Health. 26. Early Development and Disease. Felicia Low, Peter Gluckman, and Mark Hanson. 27. Modernization and Disease. William Dressler. 28. Modern Human Diet. Andrea Wiley. 29. Diversity and Origins of Human Infectious Diseases. Serge Morand. 30. Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens. Lisa Sattenspiel. 31. Bioarcheology. Della Cook. Part VII Behavior and Culture. 32. Evolutionary Biology of Human Stress. Carol Worthman. 33. Aggression, Affiliation, and Parenting. Mark Flinn. 34. Human Mating Systems. Steven Gangestad and Nicholas Grebe. 35. Evolution of Cognition. Jennifer Vonk and Chinmay Aradhye. 36. Evolution of Language. Philip Lieberman. 37. Evolution of Moral Systems. Douglas Allchin. 38. Race and Ethnicity. Catherine Bliss. 39. Cultural Evolution. Robert Walker




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