The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ISBN: 9780073531014 | 0073531014
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 8/28/2009
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This text introduces physical anthropology, the science of human biological evolution and variation. Divided into four parts, it addresses the major questions that concern biological anthropologists--"What are humans?" "Where are our origins?" "How did we evolve, and are we still evolving?" and "What does the future hold for the human species?--with an emphasis on hypothesis testing and the relationship between biology and culture.
| Preface | |
| Evolutionary Background | |
| Biological Anthropology and Evolution | |
| Human Genetics | |
| Microevolution | |
| The Evolution and Classification of Species | |
| Our Place in Nature | |
| The Primates | |
| Primate Behavior and Ecology | |
| The Human Species | |
| Our Origins | |
| Paleoanthropo... MORE | |
| Primate Origins and Evolution | |
| The Beginnings of Human Evolution | |
| The Origin of the Genus Homo | |
| The Evolution of Archaic Humans | |
| The Origin of Modern Humans | |
| Our Diversity | |
| The Study of Human Variation | |
| Recent Microevolution of Human Populations | |
| Human Adaptation | |
| The Biological Impact of Agriculture and Civilization | |
| Epilogue The Future of Our Species | |
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