Human evolution : trails from the past / Camilo J. Cela-Conde and Francisco J. Ayala.

By:

Cela Conde, Camilo José

Contributor(s):

Ayala, Francisco José, 1934-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford biologyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 437 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0191524433
9780191524431
128116027X
9781281160270

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Human evolution.DDC classification:

569.9 22

LOC classification:

GN282 .C45 2007eb

NLM classification:

2007 M-712
GN 282

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Contents:

Preface : Homo sapiens, the rational animal -- Evolution, genetics, and systematics -- The evolution of hominoids -- The hominin lineage -- Miocene and Pliocene genera and species -- Pliocene hominins : South Africa and the Rift Valley -- The Pliocene cladogenesis : paranthropus versus homo -- The radiation of homo -- Evolutionary characteristics of the erectus grade -- The late-Pleistocene transition -- The uniqueness of being human.

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Summary: This book is intended as a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from physical anthropology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy. Human evolution courses are now widespread and this book has the potential to satisfy the requirements of most, particularly at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. It is based on a translation, albeit with substantial modification, of a successful Spanish language book. - ;Human Evolution provides a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as p.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-417) and index.

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This book is intended as a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from physical anthropology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy. Human evolution courses are now widespread and this book has the potential to satisfy the requirements of most, particularly at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. It is based on a translation, albeit with substantial modification, of a successful Spanish language book. - ;Human Evolution provides a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as p.

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