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Virtual Laboratories for Physical Anthropology CD-ROM, Version 4. 0

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ISBN-10: 049500992X

ISBN-13: 9780495009924

Edition: 4th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: John Kappelman

List price: $219.95
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Ever wish you could just do your lab work from home? Now you can. With VIRTUAL LABORATORIES FOR PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY CD-ROM you can do all 12 labs from your room. You'll use video clips, 3-D animation, and data from the latest fossil finds to test your hypotheses or discover new research directions. You can even take notes in the program, and then print them out when it's test time. With in-depth information, interactive labs, and test-prep all included, this is the best lab program available. Log on and start doing anthropology from home today!
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Book details

List price: $219.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/19/2006
Binding: Digital, Other 
Pages: 4
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 7.986
Language: English

Mikael Fortelius is a geology professor at the University of Helsinki. John Kappelman is professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Sevket Sen is professor of paleontology and director of the Paleontology Institute at the Natural History Museum of Paris. Raymond L. Bernor is professor of anatomy at Howard University College of Medicine.

Introduction To The Primates
The Discipline of Anthropology
Primate Classifications
Primate Distribution and Habitats
Primate Biology
Self Quiz and Conclusion
Genetics snd Evolution Of Human Population
Evolution and Natural Selection
Genetic Basis of Inheritance
Population Genetics
Sickle-Cell Allele Frequency
Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
Investigation
Skin Color and Adaptation
Primate Functional Morphology
Introduction
Levers and Limbs
Anatomical Terms
Lever Systems
Scientific Method
Lab Exercise
Primates In Motion
Introduction
Primate Locomotion
Lab Exercises
Primate Diets and Feeding Behaviors
Introduction: Diets and Feeding Behaviors
Food Resources
Mechanics of Mastication
Lab Exercise
Primate Behavior: The Ethogram
Introduction
Ethnology as Science
What is an Ethogram?
Baboon and Vervet Behavior
Lab Exercises
Self Quiz and Conclusion
Primate Evolution
Introduction
Geological Record
Phylogeny
Fossil Primates
Lab Exercises
The Australopithecines
Introduction
Species Gallery
Lab Exercise
The Evolution Of Bipedalism
Introduction
Pelvis and Hip Joint
Vertebral Column
Hominid Femur
Foot
Lab Exercise
Fossil Hominids Of The Genus Homo
Introduction
Species Gallery
Cranial Adaptations
Postcranial Adaptations
Lab Exercises
The archaeological record
Introduction
The Behavior of Tool Use
The Earliest Record of Tool Use
Scavenging Carcasses
Hominids and the Archaeological Record
Lab Exercise
The Origin and Evolution Of Modern Humans
Introduction
Fossil Humans
Origin and Evolution
Lab Exercise