Principles of human evolution / Roger Lewin and Robert Foley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewin, Roger.

Contributor:

Foley, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Evolution.

Medical Subjects:

Evolution.

Physical Description:

x, 555 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub. Co., 2004.

Summary:

"Principles of Human Evolution presents an in-depth introduction to paleoanthropology and the study of human evolution. Focusing on the fundamentals of evolutionary theory and molecular genetics approaches to important questions in the field, this timely textbook will help students gain a perspective on human evolution in the context of modern biological thinking."--Jacket

Contents:

The growth of the evolutionary perspective

The principles of evolutionary theory

Pattern and process in evolution

The geological context

The systematic context

Human evolution in comparative perspective

Reconstructing behavior

Apes, hominins, and humans : morphology, molecules, and fossils

Searching for the first hominins

The apelike hominins

Origins of Homo

Behavior and evolution of early hominins

Africa and beyond : the evolution of Homo

The origin of modern humans : background and fossil evidence.

The origin of modern humans : genetic evidence

The origin of modern humans : archeology, behavior, and evolutionary process

Evolution of the brain, intelligence, and culture

Language and symbolism

New worlds, old worlds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-531) and index.

ISBN:

0632047046

9780632047048

OCLC:

51770171