Basics in Human Evolution
Editat de Michael P Muehlenbeinen Limba Engleză Hardback – 24 iul 2015
From evolutionary theory, to cultural evolution, this book fills gaps in the readers’ knowledge from various backgrounds and introduces them to thought leaders in human evolution research.
- Offers comprehensive coverage of the wide ranging field of human evolution
- Written for a non-expert audience, providing accessible and convenient content that will appeal to numerous readers across the interdisciplinary field
- Provides expertise from leading minds in the field
- Allows the reader the ability to gain exposure to various topics in one publication
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780128026526
ISBN-10: 0128026529
Pagini: 584
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 36 mm
Greutate: 1.88 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
ISBN-10: 0128026529
Pagini: 584
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 36 mm
Greutate: 1.88 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Cuprins
Introduction
Part I Positioning Human Evolution
1. Basic Evolutionary Theory
Doug Futuyma
2. Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design
Andrew Petto
Part II Primates
3. Primate Evolution
Robert Martin
4. Primate Comparative Anatomy
Rui Diogo, Magdalena Muchlinski, and Adam Hartstone-Rose
5. Primate Behavior
David Watts
6. Primate Models of Human Evolution
Robert Sussman and Donna Hart
Part III Hominins
7. Early Hominin Ecology
Jeanne Sept
8. Bipedalism
Kevin Hunt
9. Early Hominins
Kevin Hunt
10. Australopithecines
Carol Ward
11. Early Homo
Scott Simpson
12. Archaic Homo
James Ahern
13. Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens
Brigitte Holt
14. Evolution of Tool Use
Kathy Schick and Nick Toth
Part IV Genetics and Biology
15. Contemporary Human Genetic Variation
John Relethford
16. Population Movements
Oscar Lao and Manfred Kayser
17. Brain Evolution
Ralph Holloway
18. Physiological Adaptations to Environmental Stressors
William Leonard
19. Evolution of Skin Color
Peter Elias and Mary Williams
20. Human Growth and Development
Barry Bogin
21. Human Reproductive Ecology
Claudia Valeggia and Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora
22. Human Senescence
Lynnette Leidy Sievert
Part V Lifeways
23. Hunter-Gatherers
Michael Little and Mark Blumler
24. Pastoralism
Michael Little
25. Agriculturalism
Mark Blumler
Part VI Health
26. Early Development and Disease
Felicia Low, Peter Gluckman, and Mark Hanson
27. Modernization and Disease
William Dressler
28. Modern Human Diet
Andrea Wiley
29. Diversity and Origins of Human Infectious Diseases
Serge Morand
30. Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens
Lisa Sattenspiel
31. Bioarcheology
Della Cook
Part VII Behavior and Culture
32. Evolutionary Biology of Human Stress
Carol Worthman
33. Aggression, Affiliation, and Parenting
Mark Flinn
34. Human Mating Systems
Steven Gangestad and Nicholas Grebe
35. Evolution of Cognition
Jennifer Vonk and Chinmay Aradhye
36. Evolution of Language
Philip Lieberman
37. Evolution of Moral Systems
Douglas Allchin
38. Race and Ethnicity
Catherine Bliss
39. Cultural Evolution
Robert Walker
Part I Positioning Human Evolution
1. Basic Evolutionary Theory
Doug Futuyma
2. Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design
Andrew Petto
Part II Primates
3. Primate Evolution
Robert Martin
4. Primate Comparative Anatomy
Rui Diogo, Magdalena Muchlinski, and Adam Hartstone-Rose
5. Primate Behavior
David Watts
6. Primate Models of Human Evolution
Robert Sussman and Donna Hart
Part III Hominins
7. Early Hominin Ecology
Jeanne Sept
8. Bipedalism
Kevin Hunt
9. Early Hominins
Kevin Hunt
10. Australopithecines
Carol Ward
11. Early Homo
Scott Simpson
12. Archaic Homo
James Ahern
13. Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens
Brigitte Holt
14. Evolution of Tool Use
Kathy Schick and Nick Toth
Part IV Genetics and Biology
15. Contemporary Human Genetic Variation
John Relethford
16. Population Movements
Oscar Lao and Manfred Kayser
17. Brain Evolution
Ralph Holloway
18. Physiological Adaptations to Environmental Stressors
William Leonard
19. Evolution of Skin Color
Peter Elias and Mary Williams
20. Human Growth and Development
Barry Bogin
21. Human Reproductive Ecology
Claudia Valeggia and Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora
22. Human Senescence
Lynnette Leidy Sievert
Part V Lifeways
23. Hunter-Gatherers
Michael Little and Mark Blumler
24. Pastoralism
Michael Little
25. Agriculturalism
Mark Blumler
Part VI Health
26. Early Development and Disease
Felicia Low, Peter Gluckman, and Mark Hanson
27. Modernization and Disease
William Dressler
28. Modern Human Diet
Andrea Wiley
29. Diversity and Origins of Human Infectious Diseases
Serge Morand
30. Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens
Lisa Sattenspiel
31. Bioarcheology
Della Cook
Part VII Behavior and Culture
32. Evolutionary Biology of Human Stress
Carol Worthman
33. Aggression, Affiliation, and Parenting
Mark Flinn
34. Human Mating Systems
Steven Gangestad and Nicholas Grebe
35. Evolution of Cognition
Jennifer Vonk and Chinmay Aradhye
36. Evolution of Language
Philip Lieberman
37. Evolution of Moral Systems
Douglas Allchin
38. Race and Ethnicity
Catherine Bliss
39. Cultural Evolution
Robert Walker
Recenzii
"This is a laudably ambitious project…various chapters can form an excellent introduction to different graduate courses in bioanthropology and the volume would fit on the shelf of any anthropology or general university library." --The Quarterly Review of Biology