In search of human evolution : field research in diverse environments / Michael H. Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Michael H., 1939- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution--Fieldwork.

Human evolution.

Human genetics.

Human beings--Migrations.

Human beings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Why would a researcher be willing to subject themselves to scorching heat, frigid conditions, or swarms of Anopheles mosquitoes? For Michael H. Crawford, the answer is clear. Field research in anthropological genetics helps us answer several basic, universal questions. Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? This book synthesizes more than 50 years of Crawford's research on the effects of migration on the evolution of human populations relocated to a series of unique environments. It documents the history of the field of anthropological genetics from its inception in 1973, through the information/computer revolution of the 1980s to the development of molecular characterization of human populations and the sequencing of the human genome.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 19, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-767941-2

0-19-767943-9

0-19-767942-0

OCLC:

1422578634