Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective

✍ Scribed by Franz M. Wuketits, Francisco J. Ayala, Franz M. Wuketits, Francisco J. Ayala

Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Leaves: 240
Edition: 1st
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

"I have had difficulty explaining the difference between biological anthropology and physical anthropology to my colleagues and students. This book will make it easier." --Wenda Trevathan, Ph.D., New Mexico State University

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