The Human Species: An Introduction To Biological Anthropology

John Relethford9780767430227, 0767430220

This general introduction to contemporary physical anthropology presents balanced coverage of the major components of the field: genetics and evolutionary theory, human variation, human evolution, and the biology, behavior, and evolution of primates.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Preface……Page 2
Introduction……Page 7
1. Biological Anthropology and Evolution……Page 8
2. Human Genetics……Page 35
3. Evolutionary Forces……Page 70
4. The Origin and Evolution of Species……Page 99
Introduction……Page 118
5. The Study of Human Variation……Page 119
6. Microevolution in Human Populations……Page 144
7. Human Adaptation……Page 173
Introduction……Page 196
8. Primates in Nature……Page 197
9. The Biology and Behavior of the Living Primates……Page 230
10. The Human Species……Page 263
11. Primate Origins and Evolution……Page 290
Introduction……Page 317
12. Hominid Origins……Page 318
13. The Evolution of the Genus Homo……Page 349
14. The Origin of Modern Humans……Page 382
15. Human Biology and Culture Change……Page 411
Epilogue: The Future of Our Species……Page 442
1. Mathematical Population Genetics……Page 444
2. Classification of Living Primates……Page 453
3. Conversion Factors……Page 456
4. Comparative Primate Skeletal Anatomy……Page 457
Glossary……Page 460
References……Page 470
Index……Page 483