| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 437 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Oxford biology |
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Oxford biology.
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| Contents |
Preface : Homo sapiens, the rational animal -- Evolution, genetics, and systematics -- The evolution of hominoids -- The hominin lineage -- Miocene and Pliocene genera and species -- Pliocene hominins : South Africa and the Rift Valley -- The Pliocene cladogenesis : paranthropus versus homo -- The radiation of homo -- Evolutionary characteristics of the erectus grade -- The late-Pleistocene transition -- The uniqueness of being human |
| Summary |
This book is intended as a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from physical anthropology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy. Human evolution courses are now widespread and this book has the potential to satisfy the requirements of most, particularly at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. It is based on a translation, albeit with substantial modification, of a successful Spanish language book. - ;Human Evolution provides a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as p |
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evolutie |
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evolution |
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mens |
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man |
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genetica |
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genetics |
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moleculaire biologie |
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molecular biology |
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filosofie |
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philosophy |
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archeologie |
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archaeology |
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antropologie |
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anthropology |
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taxonomie |
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taxonomy |
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Evolution and Phylogeny |
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Evolutie en fylogenie |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-417) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Fossil hominids.
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Paleoanthropology.
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Human evolution.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Hominidae
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Biological Evolution
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paleoanthropology.
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evolution.
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NATURE -- Fossils.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Fossil hominids
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Human evolution
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Paleoanthropology
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Evolution
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Mensch
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Evolution.
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Mensch.
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Paläoanthropologie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ayala, Francisco J. (Francisco José), 1934-2023
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| LC no. |
2007026042 |
| ISBN |
0191524433 |
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9780191524431 |
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128116027X |
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9781281160270 |
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