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This compact and accessible book pre-sents a modern view of human evolution. Written by a leading authority, it lucidly and engagingly explains not only the evolutionary process, but the technologies currently used to unravel the evolutionary past and emergence of Homo sapiens.
The body plan of a species, which involves such things as the number of legs, the position of the eyes, the kind of respiratory system, the arrangement of internal organs, etc., is established in its development. Evolutionary changes in the body plan are primed by mutations in the genes that regulate development.
Covering core concepts and the structure of evolutionary explanations, it clarifies both what evolution is about and why so many people find it difficult to grasp.
HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY. Wide-ranging and inclusive, this text provides an invaluable review of an expansive selection of topics in human evolution, variation, and adaptability for professionals and students in biological anthropology, evolutionary biology, medical sciences, and psychology.
comprehensive exploration of the evolution of the human species ever produced in a single volume. Written by an outstanding team of over 70 experts in the field, it covers a huge range, from genetics and fossil origins to human biology and ecology, brain function and behaviour. • Foreword by Richard Dawkins, author of
How did humanity evolve? And what does our evolutionary historytell us about what it means to be human?
