How humans evolved
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How humans evolved
W. W. Norton & Company, c2012
6th ed
- : pbk
- : international student ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780393912272
Description
How Humans Evolved remains the most up-to-date, forward-looking book in physical anthropology. Through a unique and balanced blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics, and behavioral ecology, the authors move beyond merely describing anthropological "finds" to showing students the big picture about how humans lived in the past and why they have evolved into the people they are today. The fully revised and updated Sixth Edition offers the best of current research, including important new coverage of Ardipithecus, the Neanderthal genome, early complex tool-making and symbolic behavior, and much more.
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: international student ed ISBN 9780393913354
Description
How Humans Evolved remains the most up-to-date, forward-looking book in physical anthropology. Through a unique and balanced blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics, and behavioral ecology, the authors move beyond merely describing anthropological "finds" to showing students the big picture about how humans lived in the past and why they have evolved into the people they are today. The fully revised and updated Sixth Edition offers the best of current research, including important new coverage of Ardipithecus, the Neanderthal genome, early complex tool-making and symbolic behavior, and much more.
Table of Contents
Part One - How Evolution Works
Chapter 1: Adaptation by Natural Selection
Chapter 2: Genetics
Chapter 3: the Modern Synthesis
Chapter 4: Speciation and Phylogeny
Part Two - Primate Ecology and Behavior
Chapter 5: Primate Diversity and Ecology
Chapter 6: Primate Mating Systems
Chapter 7: The Evolution of Cooperation
Chapter 8: Primate Life Histories and the Evolution of
Intelligence
Part Three - the History of the Human Lineage
Chapter 9: From Tree Shrew to Ape
Chapter 10: From Hominoid to Hominin
Chapter 11: Oldowan Toolmakers and the Origin of Human Life
History
Chapter 12: From Hominin to Homo
Chapter 13: Homo sapiens and the Evolution of Modern Human
Behavior
Part Four - Evolution and Modern Humans
Chapter 14: Human Genetic Variation
Chapter 15 - Evolution and Human Behavior
Chapter 16 - Human Mate Choice and Parenting
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