Fundamentals of biological anthropology /

Relethford, John.

Fundamentals of biological anthropology / John H. Relethford. - Mountain View, Calif. : Mayfield Pub. Co., c1994. - xii, 338 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Contents;

Chapter 1: The study of biological anthropology
What is anthropology?
Science and evolution

Chapter 2: Human genetics
Molecular genetics
Mendelian genetics
Mutation
etc.

Chapter 3: Evolutionary theory
Microevolution
Macroevolution
Misconceptions about evolution

Chapter 4: Case studies of human microevolution
Studying human microevolution
Case studies of gene-flow and genetic drift
Case studies of natural selection

Chapter 5: Approaches to the study of human variation
Race and racial classifications
Skin color: An example of racial versus microevolutionary approaches
The IQ controversy

Chapter 6: Human biology and culture
Human growth
Human adaptation
Human health and disease
etc.

Chapter 7: Our place in nature
Taxonomy
Characteristics of mammals
Primate characteristics
etc.

Chapter 8: Apes and humans
The hominoids
The living apes
Modern humans
Are humans unique?

Chapter 9: The origin and evolution of the primates
The fossil record
Evolution before the primates
Early primate evolution
etc.

Chapter 10: The first hominids
The genus australopithecus
Homo habilis
Models of plio-plestocene hominid evolution
etc.

Chapter 11: The evolution of the genus homo
Homo erectus
Archaic homo sapiens
Anatomically modern homo sapiens
etc.


Includes bibliographical references (319-324) and index.

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Physical anthropology.

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