Exploring Biological Anthropology

Name: Exploring Biological Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780205861965

ISBN-10: 0205861962

ISBN-13: 9780205861965

Edition: 3rd 2013

Authors: Craig Stanford, John S. Allen, Susan C. Antï¿½n

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Discover the best of biological anthropology: From its earliest foundations to its most current innovations. Over the past 40 years, the study of biological anthropology has rapidly evolved from focusing on just physical anthropology to including the study of the fossil record and the human skeleton, genetics of individuals and populations, our primate relatives, human adaptation, and human behavior. The 3rdedition ofExploring Biological Anthropologycombines the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the foundations of the field with modern innovations and discoveries. A better teaching and learning experienceThis program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you…

Book details

List price: $191.27
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/18/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 480
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Craig B. Stanford is Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology and Co-Director of the Jane Goodall Research Center at the University of Southern California.




Foundations



Introduction: What is Biological Anthropology?



Origins of Evolutionary Thought



Mechanisms of Evolution



Genetics: Cells and Molecules



Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype



the Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species



Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability



Primates



the Primates



Primate Behavior



the Fossil Record



Geology and Primate Origins



Early Hominins and Australopithecus



Rise of the Genus Homo



Archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertals



the Origin, Dispersal, and Bioarchaeology of Homo sapiens



Biology and Behavior of Modern Humans



Evolution of Brain and Behavior



Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology