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Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology? | |
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The Scope Of Biological Anthropology | |
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The Roots Of Modern Biological Anthropology | |
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Anthropology And Its Other Subfields | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Mechanisms of Evolution | |
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Origins of Evolutionary Thought | |
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What Is Science? | |
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The Early Thinkers | |
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The Road To The Darwinian Revolution | |
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The Darwinian Revolution | |
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The Response To Darwin | |
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Science And Creationism | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Genetics: Cells and Molecules | |
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Genetics | |
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The CellDNA Structure And Function | |
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Molecular Tools For Bioanthropological Research | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype | |
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From Genotype To Phenotype | |
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Mendelian Genetics | |
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Mutation | |
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Genetics Beyond Mendel | |
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Phenylketonuria: Illustrating Mendelian And Post-Mendelian Concepts | |
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Genes And Environments | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species | |
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How Evolution Works | |
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Classification And Evolution | |
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Levels Of Selection | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability | |
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Human Variation At The Individual And Group Level | |
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Historical Perspectives On Human Variation | |
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Population Genetics | |
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Polymorphisms And Natural Selection In Human Populations | |
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Adaptation And Adaptability | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Primates | |
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The Primates | |
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The Primate Radiation | |
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A Guide To The Nonhuman Primates | |
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Primate Ecology | |
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Primate Communities | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Primate Behavior | |
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Studying Primates | |
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The Evolution Of Primate Social Behavior | |
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Why Are Nonhuman Primates Social? | |
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Reconstructing The Evolution Of Primate Societies | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Paleontology and Primate Evolution | |
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Fossils in Geological Context | |
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How To Become A Fossil | |
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The Importance Of Context | |
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How Old Is It? | |
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The Earth In The Cenozoic | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Origin of Primates | |
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The Mesozoic And Beyond | |
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Changes In The Paleocene: Origin Of The Primates? | |
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Early Primates Of The Eocene | |
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Evolution Of Higher Primates | |
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Molecular Evolution In Primates | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Becoming Human: The Ape-Hominid Transition | |
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Becoming a Biped | |
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The Transition to Human Behavior | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Human Fossil Record | |
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Early Hominids | |
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Will You Know A Hominid When You See One? | |
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The First Hominids? | |
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Australopithecus And Kin | |
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Understanding The Australopithecine Radiation | |
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Questions For Future Paleoanthropologists | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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Rise of the | |