Human Biological Diversity

ISBN-13: 9781138037533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 466 str.

Daniel E. Brown

Opis

This book introduces key contemporary topics in the study of human variation and human biology and is accessible for students with no background in anthropology or biology. New chapters on human variation in the skeleton and dentition, and on tracing human population affinities. Fully updated with pedagogical features.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Background: Concepts of Evaluation and Genetics  3. Molecular Genetics, Genomics, and Human Genetics  4. Macroevolution and Taxonomy  5. Race and Human Variation 6. Human Biological Variation in the Skeleton and Dentition: A Window on the Past  7. Genotypic Traits 8. Tracing Human Population Affinities and Migrations  9. Demography: Populations, Reproduction, and Mortality  10. Life Span: Growth and Development 11. Life Span: Aging and Senescence  12. Human Adaptability to Physical Stressors  13. Human Adaptability to Biological Stressors  14. Human Biology in the Modern World  15. Human Biological Variation: A Look to the Future and Some Final Thoughts on Ethics

O autorze

Daniel E. Brown is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i Hilo, USA.