Introduction to Physical Anthropology, 2013-2014 Edition
Robert Jurmain
Language: English
Pages: 576
ISBN: 1285061977
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2013-2014 Edition continues to present the most up-to-date, balanced, and comprehensive introduction to the field, combining an engaging writing style and compelling visual content to bring the study of physical anthropology to life for today's students. With a focus on the big picture of human evolution, the book helps readers master the basic principles of the subject and arrive at an understanding of the human species and its place in the biological world. This book continues to keep pace with changes in the field, with new material on genetic technology and other topics reflecting recent scientific findings. In this edition, the unifying concept of our "connection" to all life has been integrated as a framework for presenting the material throughout the text. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.
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Nelson Ting Robert Jurmain a ▲ Figure 1-9 (a) Cloning and sequencing methods are frequently used to identify genes in humans and nonhuman primates. This graduate student is working with genetically modified bacterial clones. between extinct and living species. As genetic technologies continue to be developed, molecular anthropologists will play a key role in explaining human evolution, adaptation, and our biological relationships with other species (Fig. 1-9). However, before genetic and.
Different: The “Little People” 421 Technology and Art in the Upper Paleolithic 423 Approaches to Understanding Modern Human Origins 404 The Regional Continuity Model: Multiregional Evolution 404 Replacement Models 405 The Earliest Discoveries of Modern Humans 407 Africa 407 The Near East 411 Europe 423 A Closer Look Maybe You Can Take it With You 426 At a Glance Key Early Modern Homo sapiens Discoveries from Africa and the Near East 411 Africa 427 Summary of Upper.
Taxonomy of Living and Selected Extinct Primates 530 Appe n d ix C Summary of Early Hominin Fossil Finds from Africa 533 Appe n d ix D Population Genetics: The Math of Microevolution 538 Glossary 543 Bibliography 552 Photo Credits 574 Index 577 List of Features xiii A Closer Look Evaluation in Science: Lessons in Critical Thinking 22–23 The Lost World 254–255 Rosalind Franklin: The Fourth (but Invisible) Member of the Double Helix Team 55 Primate Diversity in the Fayum 258.
Invention of agriculture 11:59:20 p.m. Renaissance in Europe; Ming 11:59:59 p.m. dynasty in China; emergence of scientific method Widespread development of NOW: the first science and technology; second of the emergence of a global culture; New Year first steps in space exploration; mass extinctions caused by humans January 1 September 14 September 25 December 1 December 17 December 25 December 28 December 29 * Recent evidence gathered by the Hubble Space Telescope has questioned the established.
Fingers (Fig. 6-7). Primate Classification The living primates are commonly categorized into their respective subgroups, as shown in Figure 6-8. This taxonomy is based on the system originally established by Linnaeus (see Chapter 2). The primate order, which includes a diverse array of approximately 230 species, belongs to a larger group, the class Mammalia. As you learned in Chapter 5, in any taxonomic system, animals are organized into increasingly specific categories. For example, the order.