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Basics in Human Evolution offers a broad view of evolutionary biology and medicine. The book is written for a non-expert audience, providing accessible and convenient content that will appeal to numerous readers across the interdisciplinary field. From evolutionary theory, to cultural evolution, this book fills gaps in the readers’ knowledge from various backgrounds and introduces them to thought leaders in human evolution research.

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Author:   Michael P Muehlenbein (Department of Anthropology<br>University of Texas at San Antonio <br>San Antonio, TX USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.910kg
ISBN:  

9780128026526

ISBN 10:   0128026529
Pages:   584
Publication Date:   24 July 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I Positioning Human Evolution 1. Basic Evolutionary Theory Doug Futuyma 2. Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design Andrew Petto Part II Primates 3. Primate Evolution Robert Martin 4. Primate Comparative Anatomy Rui Diogo, Magdalena Muchlinski, and Adam Hartstone-Rose 5. Primate Behavior David Watts 6. Primate Models of Human Evolution Robert Sussman and Donna Hart Part III Hominins 7. Early Hominin Ecology Jeanne Sept 8. Bipedalism Kevin Hunt 9. Early Hominins Kevin Hunt 10. Australopithecines Carol Ward 11. Early Homo Scott Simpson 12. Archaic Homo James Ahern 13. Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens Brigitte Holt 14. Evolution of Tool Use Kathy Schick and Nick Toth Part IV Genetics and Biology 15. Contemporary Human Genetic Variation John Relethford 16. Population Movements Oscar Lao and Manfred Kayser 17. Brain Evolution Ralph Holloway 18. Physiological Adaptations to Environmental Stressors William Leonard 19. Evolution of Skin Color Peter Elias and Mary Williams 20. Human Growth and Development Barry Bogin 21. Human Reproductive Ecology Claudia Valeggia and Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora 22. Human Senescence Lynnette Leidy Sievert Part V Lifeways 23. Hunter-Gatherers Michael Little and Mark Blumler 24. Pastoralism Michael Little 25. Agriculturalism Mark Blumler Part VI Health 26. Early Development and Disease Felicia Low, Peter Gluckman, and Mark Hanson 27. Modernization and Disease William Dressler 28. Modern Human Diet Andrea Wiley 29. Diversity and Origins of Human Infectious Diseases Serge Morand 30. Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens Lisa Sattenspiel 31. Bioarcheology Della Cook Part VII Behavior and Culture 32. Evolutionary Biology of Human Stress Carol Worthman 33. Aggression, Affiliation, and Parenting Mark Flinn 34. Human Mating Systems Steven Gangestad and Nicholas Grebe 35. Evolution of Cognition Jennifer Vonk and Chinmay Aradhye 36. Evolution of Language Philip Lieberman 37. Evolution of Moral Systems Douglas Allchin 38. Race and Ethnicity Catherine Bliss 39. Cultural Evolution Robert Walker

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This is a laudably ambitious project...various chapters can form an excellent introduction to different graduate courses in bioanthropology and the volume would fit on the shelf of any anthropology or general university library. --The Quarterly Review of Biology

Author Information

Michael P. Muehlenbein is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He earned an MsPH in both Tropical Medicine and Biostatistics from Tulane University, and an MPhil and PhD in Biological Anthropology from Yale University. He is a distinguished and prolific author and his research includes a number of different topics, from evolutionary endocrinology and ecological immunology to conservation medicine. He is currently working on understanding life history trade-offs between the immune and reproductive systems in primates, as well as risks of emerging infectious diseases associated with contact between humans and wild primate populations.

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