Basics in Human Evolution

✍ Scribed by Muehlenbein, Michael P

Publisher: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 570
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Basics in Human Evolution offers a broad view of evolutionary biology and medicine. The book is written for a non-expert audience, providing accessible and convenient content that will appeal to numerous readers across the interdisciplinary field.

From evolutionary theory, to the cultural evolution, this book fills gaps in the readers’ knowledge from various backgrounds and introduces readers 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

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,Contributors,PrefaceEntitled to full textPart I: Positioning Human EvolutionIntroduction, Page 1
Chapter 1 - Basic Evolutionary Theory, Pages 3-14, Douglas J. Futuyma
Chapter 2 - Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design, Pages 15-27, Andrew J. Petto
Introduction, Page 29
Chapter 3 - Primate Evolution, Pages 31-41, Robert D. Martin
Chapter 4 - Comparative Anatomy of Primates, Pages 43-55, Rui Diogo, Magdalena N. Muchlinski, Adam Hartstone-Rose
Chapter 5 - Primate Behavior, Pages 57-72, David P. Watts
Chapter 6 - Primate Models for Human Evolution, Pages 73-82, Robert W. Sussman, Donna Hart
Introduction, Page 83
Chapter 7 - Early Hominin Ecology, Pages 85-101, Jeanne Sept
Chapter 8 - Bipedalism, Pages 103-112, Kevin D. Hunt
Chapter 9 - Early Hominins, Pages 113-128, Kevin D. Hunt
Chapter 10 - Australopithecines, Pages 129-142, Carol V. Ward
Chapter 11 - Early Pleistocene Homo, Pages 143-161, Scott W. Simpson
Chapter 12 - Archaic Homo, Pages 163-176, James C.M. Ahern
Chapter 13 - Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens, Pages 177-192, Brigitte M. Holt
Chapter 14 - Evolution of Tool Use, Pages 193-208, Nicholas Toth, Kathy Schick
Introduction, Page 209
Chapter 15 - Contemporary Human Genetic Variation, Pages 211-218, John H. Relethford
Chapter 16 - Human Population Movements: A Genetic Perspective, Pages 219-233, Oscar Lao, Manfred Kayser
Chapter 17 - Brain Evolution, Pages 235-250, Ralph L. Holloway
Chapter 18 - Physiological Adaptations to Environmental Stressors, Pages 251-272, William R. Leonard
Chapter 19 - Evolution of Skin Color, Pages 273-283, Peter M. Elias, Mary L. Williams
Chapter 20 - Human Growth and Development, Pages 285-293, Barry Bogin
Chapter 21 - Human Reproductive Ecology, Pages 295-308, Claudia R. Valeggia, Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora
Chapter 22 - Human Senescence, Pages 309-320, Lynnette L. Sievert
Introduction, Page 321
Chapter 23 - Hunter-Gatherers, Pages 323-335, Michael A. Little, Mark A. Blumler
Chapter 24 - Pastoralism, Pages 337-347, Michael A. Little
Chapter 25 - Agriculturalism, Pages 349-365, Mark A. Blumler
Introduction, Page 367
Chapter 26 - Evolutionary and Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease, Pages 369-381, Felicia M. Low, Peter D. Gluckman, Mark A. Hanson
Chapter 27 - Modernization and Disease, Pages 383-392, William W. Dressler
Chapter 28 - Modern Human Diet, Pages 393-404, Andrea S. Wiley
Chapter 29 - Diversity and Origins of Human Infectious Diseases, Pages 405-414, Serge Morand
Chapter 30 - Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens, Pages 415-426, Lisa Sattenspiel
Chapter 31 - Paleopathology, Pages 427-437, Della C. Cook
Introduction, Page 439
Chapter 32 - Evolutionary Biology of Human Stress, Pages 441-453, Carol M. Worthman
Chapter 33 - Aggression, Affiliation, and Parenting, Pages 455-466, Mark V. Flinn
Chapter 34 - Human Mating Systems, Pages 467-478, Steven W. Gangestad, Nicholas M. Grebe
Chapter 35 - Evolution of Cognition, Pages 479-491, Jennifer Vonk, Chinmay Aradhye
Chapter 36 - Evolution of Language, Pages 493-503, Philip Lieberman
Chapter 37 - Evolution of Moral Systems, Pages 505-513, Douglas Allchin
Chapter 38 - Race and Ethnicity, Pages 515-523, Catherine Bliss
Chapter 39 - Evolution of Culture, Pages 525-531, Robert S. Walker
Glossary, Pages 533-548
Index, Pages 549-557
Color Plates, Pages 559-590

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