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9781559346672

Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology

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  • ISBN13:

    9781559346672

  • ISBN10:

    1559346671

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-10-18
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

A brief introduction to contemporary biological (physical) anthropology, this text presents balanced coverage of the major components of the field: evolutionary theory and genetics; the biology, behavior, and evolution of the living primates; human evolution; and human variation. This is a shortened version of The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Third Edition.

Table of Contents

Preface

PART I. EVOLUTIONARY BACKGROUND

1. The Study of Biological Anthropology

2. Human Genetics * Cell Biology: A Review

3. Evolutionary Theory

PART II. OUR PLACE IN NATURE

4. The Primates

5. The Human Species

6. Primate Origins and Evolution

PART III. HUMAN EVOLUTION

7. Human Origins

8. The Evolution of the Genus Homo

9. The Origin of Modern Humans

PART IV. HUMAN VARIATION

10. The Study of Human Variation

11. Human Microevolution

12. Human Biology and Culture Change

EPILOGUE The Future of Our Species

APPENDIX 1 Taxonomy of Living Primates

APPENDIX 2 Conversion Factors

APPENDIX 3 Comparative Skeletal Anatomy

Glossary

References

Index

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