[Ebook PDF] Introduction to Physical Anthropology, 15th Edition

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[Ebook PDF] Introduction to Physical Anthropology, 15th Edition

ISBN-13: 978-1337099820
ISBN-10: 1337099821

Author: Robert Jurmain (Author), Lynn Kilgore (Author), Wenda Trevathan (Author), Russell L. Ciochon (Author), Eric Bartelink (Author)

INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY brings the study of physical anthropology to life! With a focus on the big picture of human evolution, the 15th Edition helps you master the basic principles of the subject and arrive at an understanding of the human species and its place in the biological world. Each chapter begins with new Student Learning Objectives and a chapter outline to help you focus your study time. Each chapter then ends with an expanded section of �How Do We Know?�, followed by a critical thinking question, designed to help cement your understanding of the concepts.

BRIEF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3
Heredity and Evolution
CHAPTER 2 The Development of Evolutionary Theory 25
CHAPTER 3 The Biological Basis of Life 49
CHAPTER 4 Heredity and Evolution 81
CHAPTER 5 Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution 113
Primates
CHAPTER 6 Survey of the Living Primates 143
CHAPTER 7 Primate Behavior 185
CHAPTER 8 Overview of the Fossil Primates 225
Hominin Evolution
CHAPTER 9 Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology 263
CHAPTER 10 Hominin Origins in Africa 287
CHAPTER 11 The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo erectus and Contemporaries 319
CHAPTER 12 Premodern Humans 347
CHAPTER 13 The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans 383
Contemporary Human Evolution
CHAPTER 14 Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation 411
CHAPTER 15 Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation 437
CHAPTER 16 Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Life Course 467
CHAPTER 17 The Human Disconnection 491
Appendix A: Atlas of Primate Skeletal Anatomy 507
Appendix B: Sexing and Aging the Skeleton 515
Glossary 520
References 531
Index 557