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Biological anthropology : the natural history of humankind

Craig B. Stanford, John S. Allen, Susan C. Antón

Pearson Education International, c2009

2nd ed., Pearson international ed

: pbk

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Nagoya University Library中央学3F

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Includes bibliographical referecences (p. 569-586) and index

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For undergraduate introductory physical anthropology, biological anthropology or human origins courses. Biological Anthropology, 2/e continues to build upon the strength and success of the first edition by integrating the foundations and the most current innovations in the field from the ground up. Over the past twenty years, this field has rapidly evolved from the study of physical anthropology into biological anthropology, incorporating the evolutionary biology of humankind based on information from the fossil record and the human skeleton, genetics of individuals and of populations, our primate relatives, human adaptation, and human behavior. The second edition of Biological Anthropology combines the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the foundations of the field with modern innovations and discoveries.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology? The Scope Of Biological Anthropology The Roots Of Modern Biological Anthropology Anthropology And Its Other Subfields Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Part I: Mechanisms of Evolution Chapter 1: Origins of Evolutionary Thought What Is Science? The Early Thinkers The Road To The Darwinian Revolution The Darwinian Revolution The Response To Darwin Science And Creationism Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 2: Genetics: Cells and Molecules Genetics The Cell DNA Structure And Function Molecular Tools For Bioanthropological Research Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 3: Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype From Genotype To Phenotype Mendelian Genetics Mutation Genetics Beyond Mendel Phenylketonuria: Illustrating Mendelian And Post-Mendelian Concepts Genes And Environments Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 4 : The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species How Evolution Works Classification And Evolution Levels Of Selection Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 5: Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability Human Variation At The Individual And Group Level Historical Perspectives On Human Variation Population Genetics Polymorphisms And Natural Selection In Human Populations Adaptation And Adaptability Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Part II: PRIMATES Chapter 6: The Primates The Primate Radiation A Guide To The Nonhuman Primates Primate Ecology Primate Communities Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 7: Primate Behavior Studying Primates The Evolution Of Primate Social Behavior Why Are Nonhuman Primates Social? Reconstructing The Evolution Of Primate Societies Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Part III: PALEONTOLOGY AND PRIMATE EVOLUTION Chapter 8: Fossils in Geological Context How To Become A Fossil The Importance Of Context How Old Is It? The Earth In The Cenozoic Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 9: Origin of Primates The Mesozoic And Beyond Changes In The Paleocene: Origin Of The Primates? Early Primates Of The Eocene Evolution Of Higher Primates Molecular Evolution In Primates Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 10: Becoming Human: The Ape-Hominid Transition Becoming a Biped The Transition to Human Behavior Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Part IV: The Human Fossil Record Chapter 11: Early Hominids Will You Know A Hominid When You See One? The First Hominids? Australopithecus And Kin Understanding The Australopithecine Radiation Questions For Future Paleoanthropologists Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 12: Rise of the Genus Homo Defining The Genus Homo Earliest Genus Homo Early Tool Use Hunting And Scavenging Who Was Homo Erectus? Homo Erectus Around The World The Lifeways Of Homo Erectus Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 13: Archaic Homo sapiensand Neandertals Hominid Evolution In The Middle To Late Pleistocene Archaic Homo Sapiens Behavior Of Archaic Homo Sapiens The Neandertals Neandertal Behavior Phylogenetic And Taxonomic Issues: An Overview Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 14:The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo sapiens The Emergence Of Modern Humans Models Of Modern Human Origins Anatomy And Distribution Of Early Humans Archaeology Of Modern Human Origins Molecular Genetics And Human Origins Interpreting Models Of Human Origins Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Part V: Biology and behavior of modern humans Chapter 15: Evolution of the Brain and Language Issues In Hominid Brain Evolution Language: Biology And Evolution Brain Size, Language, And Intelligence Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 16: Biomedical Anthropology Epidemiology: Basic Tools For Biomedical Anthropology Biocultural And Evolutionary Approaches To Disease Birth, Growth, And Aging Infectious Disease And Biocultural Evolution Diet And Disease Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 17: The Evolution of Human Behavior Studying The Evolution Of Human Behavior Traditional Lives In Evolutionary Ecological Perspective Sexual Selection And Human Behavior Language-Related Cross-Cultural Behaviors Behavioral Disease Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Chapter 18: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Life, Death, And The Skeleton Field Recovery Methods Laboratory Processing, Curation, And Chain Of Custody The Biological Profile Taphonomy DNA, Kinship, And Identity Identification And Forensic Anthropology Applications Of Bioarchaeology Applications Of Forensic Anthropology Epilogue Summary * Critical Thinking Questions * Key Terms * Suggested Readings Appendix A An Overview of the Brain Appendix B Primate and Human Comparative Anatomy Appendix C The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Appendix D Metric-Imperial Conversions

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