Human evolution : trails from the past
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Human evolution : trails from the past
（Oxford biology）
Oxford University Press, 2007
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-417) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780198567790
Description
Human Evolution provides a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as physical anthropology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy. The book starts with chapters on evolution, population genetics, systematics, and the methods for constructing evolutionary trees. These are followed by a comprehensive review of the fossil history of human evolution since our divergence from the apes. Subsequent chapters cover more recent data, both fossil and molecular, relating to the evolution of modern humans. A final section describes the evolution of culture, language, art, and morality. The authors are leading experts in two complementary fields of scholarship, physical anthropology and molecular evolution. Throughout the book they successfully integrate their expertise in evolutionary theory, phylogenetics, genomics, cultural evolution, language, aesthetics and morality to produce a cutting edge textbook, copiously illustrated and with an extensive and up-to-date bibliography.
It will be suitable for both senior undergraduate and graduate level students taking courses on human evolution within departments of biology, anthropology, psychology and philosophy. The book will also appeal to a more general audience seeking a readable, up-to-date and inclusive treatment of human origins and evolution.
Table of Contents
- 1. Evolution, Genetics, and Systematics
- 2. The Evolution of Hominoids
- 3. The Hominin Lineage
- 4. Miocene and Pliocene Genera and Species
- 5. Pliocene Hominins: South Africa and the Rift Valley
- 6. The Pliocene Cladogenesis-Paranthropus vs. Homo
- 7. The Radiation of Homo
- 8. Evolutionary Characteristics of the erectus Grade
- 9. The Late Pleistocene Transition
- 10. The Uniqueness of Being Human
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: pbk ISBN 9780198567806
Description
Human Evolution provides a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as physical anthropology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy. The book starts with chapters on evolution, population genetics, systematics, and the methods for constructing evolutionary trees. These are followed by a comprehensive review of the fossil history of human evolution since our divergence from the apes. Subsequent chapters cover more recent data, both fossil and molecular, relating to the evolution of modern humans. A final section describes the evolution of culture, language, art, and morality. The authors are leading experts in two complementary fields of scholarship, physical anthropology and molecular evolution. Throughout the book they successfully integrate their expertise in evolutionary theory, phylogenetics, genomics, cultural evolution, language, aesthetics and morality to produce a cutting edge textbook, copiously illustrated and with an extensive and up-to-date bibliography.
It will be suitable for both senior undergraduate and graduate level students taking courses on human evolution within departments of biology, anthropology, psychology and philosophy. The book will also appeal to a more general audience seeking a readable, up-to-date and inclusive treatment of human origins and evolution.
Table of Contents
- 1. Evolution, Genetics, and Systematics
- 2. The Evolution of Hominoids
- 3. The Hominin Lineage
- 4. Miocene and Pliocene Genera and Species
- 5. Pliocene Hominins: South Africa and the Rift Valley
- 6. The Pliocene Cladogenesis-Paranthropus vs. Homo
- 7. The Radiation of Homo
- 8. Evolutionary Characteristics of the erectus Grade
- 9. The Late Pleistocene Transition
- 10. The Uniqueness of Being Human
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