Format:
1 Band (verschiedene Seitenzählungen)
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
Edition:
Ninth Edition
ISBN:
9780393427967
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9780393533156
Content:
Prologue: Why study human evolution? -- Part 1. How evolution works -- Chapter 1: Adaptation by natural selection -- Chapter 2: Genetics -- Chapter 3: The modern synthesis -- Chapter 4: Speciation and phylogeny -- Part 2. Primate ecology and behavior -- Chapter 5: Primate diversity and ecology -- Chapter 6: Primate reproductive strategies -- Chapter 7: The evolution of cooperation -- Chapter 8: Primate life histories and the evolution of intelligence -- Part 3. The history of the human lineage -- Chapter 9: From tree shrew to ape -- Chapter 10: The earliest hominins -- Chapter 11: Early homo and H. erectus (2.6-1 Ma) -- Chapter 12: The Neanderthals and their contemporaries -- Chapter 13: Homo sapiens and the evolution of modern human behavior -- Part 4. Evolution and modern humans -- Chapter 14: Human genetics and variation -- Chapter 15: Evolution and human behavior -- Chapter 16: Culture, cooperation, and human uniqueness.
Content:
"The gold standard text, with new cutting-edge genetic research How Humans Evolved has long been the #1 text for helping students understand the most exciting research in biological anthropology. In the Ninth Edition, new contributing author Kevin Langergraber makes the discipline's newest frontier-ancient and contemporary DNA research-accessible and relevant for students. Further new coverage of important recent fossil discoveries, modern human behavior, and race ensure the text continues to get students thinking critically about the key developments driving the field today"--
Note:
2. ISBN nur auf dem Einband
Language:
English
Subjects:
Psychology
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