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9780072963816

The Human Species: An Introduction To Biological Anthropology

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    9780072963816

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    0072963816

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-02-01
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
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Table of Contents

Preface
Evolutionary Background
Biological Anthropology and Evolution What is Anthropology?
Science and Evolution Special Topic
Biological Anthropologists at Work
Human Genetics Molecular Genetics Mendelian Genetics Mutations Genetics and Behavior Special Topic: PCR and Ancient DNA
Evolutionary Forces Population Genetics Evolutionary Forces Special
Topic: Tay-Sachs
Disease: Genetic Drift or Natural Selection?
The Origin and Evolution of Species The Birth and Death of Species Misconceptions about Evolution A Brief History of Life Special
Topic: Science Fiction and Orthogenesis
Human Biological Variation
The Study of Human Variation Measuring Human Variation The Racial Approach to Variation The Evolutionary Approach to Variation Special
Topic: Genetics, Race, and IQ
Microevolution in Human Populations Case Studies of Gene Flow and Genetic Drift Case Studies of Natural Selection Special Topic: The Biological History of the Ancient Egyptians
Human Adaptation Types of Adaptation Climate and Human Adaptation High-Altitude Adaptation Nutritional Adaptation Special Topic: The "Small but Healthy" Hypothesis and the Cost of Adaptation
Our Place in Nature
Primates in Nature Taxonomic Classification Characteristics of Mammals Primate Characteristics Models of Primate Behavior Special Topic: What Will Happen to the Primates?
The Biology and Behavior of the Living Primates Primate Suborders The Monkeys The Hominoids The Living Apes Special Topic: Social Structure and Testes Size in Primates
The Human Species Characteristics of Living Humans The Human Life Cycle Is Human Behavior Unique? Special Topic: Should Infants Sleep with their Parents? An Evolutionary View
Primate Origins and Evolution The Study of the Fossil Record Early Primate Evolution Evolution of the Miocene Hominoids Special Topic: The Giant Ape
Human Evolution
Hominid Origins Overview of Human Evolution The First Hominids Evolutionary Trends Special Topic: The Piltdown Hoax
The Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo The Origin of the Genus Homo Archaic Humans Special Topic: Neandertals: Names and Images
The Origin of Modern Humans Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens The Origin of Anatomically Modern Humans Recent Biological and Cultural Evolution in Homo sapiens Special Topic: The Iceman
Human Biology and Culture Change The Biological Impact of Agriculture The Biological Impact of Civilization Recent Changes Special Topic: The Baby Boom
Epilogue: The Future of Our Species
Mathematical Population Genetics
Classification of Living Primates
Conversion Factors
Comparative Primate Skeletal Anatomy
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