Primate and Human Evolution /
Primate and Human Evolution /
Cachel,Susan
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Introduction --
A brief history of primatology and human evolution --
The catarrhine fossil record --
Primate speciation and extinction --
Anatomical primatology --
Captive studies of non-human primates --
What can non-human primate anatomy, physiology, and development reveal about human evolution? --
Natural history intelligence and human evolution --
Why be social? : the advantages and disadvantages of social life --
Evolution and behavior --
The implications of body size for evolutionary ecology --
The nature of the fossil record --
The bipedal breakthrough --
The hominid radiation --
Modeling human evolution --
Archeological evidence and models of human evolution --
What does evolutionary anthropology reveal about human evolution? --
Final thoughts on primate and human evolution.
0521829429
599.938 / CAC/P
Introduction --
A brief history of primatology and human evolution --
The catarrhine fossil record --
Primate speciation and extinction --
Anatomical primatology --
Captive studies of non-human primates --
What can non-human primate anatomy, physiology, and development reveal about human evolution? --
Natural history intelligence and human evolution --
Why be social? : the advantages and disadvantages of social life --
Evolution and behavior --
The implications of body size for evolutionary ecology --
The nature of the fossil record --
The bipedal breakthrough --
The hominid radiation --
Modeling human evolution --
Archeological evidence and models of human evolution --
What does evolutionary anthropology reveal about human evolution? --
Final thoughts on primate and human evolution.
0521829429
599.938 / CAC/P