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1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps |
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880-01 Front Cover; Basics in Human Evolution; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I -- Positioning Human Evolution; Chapter 1 -- Basic Evolutionary Theory; SYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; THE ORIGIN OF GENETIC VARIATION; VARIATION WITHIN POPULATIONS; GENETIC DRIFT; NATURAL SELECTION; LEVELS OF SELECTION; SPECIATION; FROM MICROEVOLUTION TO MACROEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY TODAY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 -- Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design; SYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; A SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM; INTELLIGENT DESIGN; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Part II -- Primates |
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880-01/(S Contents note continued: Risks of Childhood and Adolescence -- Conclusions -- References -- 21. Human Reproductive Ecology / Alejandra Nunez-de la Mora -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- Human Life History -- Human Reproductive Physiology: The Basics -- Female Reproductive Ecology -- Menarche -- Variation in Adult Female Reproductive Function -- Pregnancy -- Lactation -- Menopause -- Male Reproductive Ecology -- Testicular Function during Early Development -- Puberty -- Variation in Adult Male Reproductive Function -- Male Reproductive Senescence -- Challenges and Future Directions of the Field of Human Reproductive Ecology -- References -- 22. Human Senescence / Lynnette L. Sievert -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- Definition of Senescence -- The Evolution of Senescence -- Disposable Soma Theory -- Mutation Accumulation and Late-Acting Genes -- Antagonistic Pleiotropy -- In Summary -- Reproductive Senescence -- Male Reproductive Senescence -- Female Reproductive Senescence -- Future Directions -- References -- pt. V Lifeways -- 23. Hunter-Gatherers / Mark A. Blumler -- Synopsis -- Early Hunting and Gathering Subsistence -- Hunter-Gatherers during the Historical Era -- Migration, Biogeography, and Contemporary Populations -- Hunter-Gatherers and Evolution -- Demographic Characteristics -- Diet and Nutrition -- Child Growth, Body Size, and Life History -- Disease and Morbidity -- Hunter-Gatherers in Evolutionary Perspective: Summary -- References -- 24. Pastoralism / Michael A. Little -- Synopsis -- Pastoralism as Subsistence -- Prehistory of Pastoralism -- Biogeography of Pastoralism -- Food, Diet, and Cuisine -- Milk and the Evolutionary Basis for Lactose Tolerance -- Health, Disease, and Pastoralism -- Coevolution of Livestock and Their Human Hosts -- References -- 25. Agriculturalism / Mark A. Blumler -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- Agricultural Origins -- Competing Hypotheses -- The Spread of Agriculture -- The Columbian Exchange -- "Scientific Breeding," and the Industrial Revolution -- Crop Evolution -- Crop Choice -- Crop Mimics -- Unconscious (Automatic) versus Conscious Evolution -- Loss of the Competitive, Protective, and Dispersal Functions -- Speciation -- Coevolution -- Palatability -- Evaluating the Paleo Diet Hypothesis -- Conclusions -- References -- pt. VI Health -- 26. Evolutionary and Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease / Mark A. Hanson -- Synopsis -- Evolutionary Perspective on Human Disease -- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease -- Developmental Plasticity and Predictive Adaptive Responses -- Empirical Support for the PAR Hypothesis -- Epigenetics as an Underpinning Mechanism -- Nonhuman Animal Evidence -- Human Evidence -- Evolutionary and Developmental Mismatch: The Case of Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases -- Evolutionary Mismatch -- Developmental Mismatch -- Maternal Constraint -- Excessive Nutrition and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus -- Transgenerational Inheritance -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 27. Modernization and Disease / William W. Dressier -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- Modernization and Disease: Basic Findings -- Critiques of Studies of Modernization -- New Approaches to the Study of Modernization and Disease -- Modernization and Stress -- Cultural Consonance -- Political Economy and Health -- Discussion -- References -- 28. Modern Human Diet / Andrea S. Wiley -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- The Role of Diet in Hominin Evolution -- Bipedalism -- Brain and Body Size -- Agricultural Transition: Dietary and Evolutionary Consequences -- Starch Digestion -- Variation in Adult Milk Digestion -- Industrialization of the Diet and Consequences for Human Biology -- Paleolithic Prescriptions -- Conclusion -- References -- 29. Diversity and Origins of Human Infectious Diseases / Serge Morand -- Synopsis -- The Diversity of Infectious Diseases in Space -- Origins of Infectious Diseases in Nonhuman Primates -- The First Epidemiological Transition: Out of Africa -- The Second Epidemiological Transition: Animal Domestication -- The Third Epidemiological Transition: First Globalizations -- The Fourth Epidemiological Transition: Recent Emergences and the Homogenization of Infectious Diseases -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 30. Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens / Lisa Sattenspiel -- Synopsis -- The Importance of Coevolution between Hosts and Pathogens -- Ensuring Pathogen Persistence Over Time: Modes of Transmission -- Mechanisms of Host--Pathogen Coevolution -- Examples of Pathogens That Have Coevolved with Humans -- ABO Blood Groups and Infectious Diseases -- Genetic Adaptations to Malaria -- Interacting Species and the Evolution of Influenza Viruses -- Why Does the CCR5-Δ32 Allele Reach Such High Frequencies in European Populations-- Conclusions -- References |
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Chapter 3 -- Primate EvolutionSYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; EXTANT GROUPS OF PRIMATES; HIGHER-LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS; PRIMATES ON AN ASCENDING SCALE?; DEFINING FEATURES OF PRIMATES; FOSSIL PRIMATES; OVERALL EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 -- Comparative Anatomy of Primates; SYNOPSIS; OSTEOLOGY; MYOLOGY; EXTERNAL FEATURES AND INTERNAL ORGANS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 -- Primate Behavior; SYNOPSIS; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, PREDATION, AND GROUP LIVING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; DOMINANCE, LEVERAGE, AND POWER; THE "SOCIOECOLOGICAL MODEL." |
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SEXUAL CONFLICT AND "INTERSEXUAL MUTUALISM"COOPERATION; SOCIALITY AND FITNESS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 -- Primate Models for Human Evolution; SYNOPSIS; MODELS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION; DENTITION AND DIET; LOCOMOTION; HABITAT OF OUR EARLIEST ANCESTORS; THE MACAQUE MODEL; FOSSILS AND LIVING PRIMATES; MAN THE HUNTED; REFERENCES; Part III -- Hominins; Chapter 7 -- Early Hominin Ecology; SYNOPSIS; THE EARLY HOMININ RECORD; MACRO PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT; RECONSTRUCTING TERRESTRIAL HABITATS; GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; INFERRING HOMININ HABITATS AND ADAPTATIONS; LATE PLIOCENE ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS |
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EARLY POSSIBLE HOMININS' PLACE IN NATUREREFERENCES; Chapter 10 -- Australopithecines; SYNOPSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS BAHRELGHAZALI; AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS GARHI; KENYANTHROPUS (AUSTRALOPITHECUS) PLATYOPS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS SEDIBA; AUSTRALOPITHECINE ADAPTATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 11 -- Early Pleistocene Homo; SYNOPSIS; DEFINING THE GENUS HOMO; HISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF EARLY HOMO FOSSILS; TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY IN THE GENUS HOMO; TAXONOMIC AND PHYLOGENETIC ISSUES: HOMO HABILIS AND HOMO RUDOLFENSIS |
| Summary |
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 the cultural evolution, this book fills gaps in the readers' knowledge from various backgrounds and introduces readers to thought leaders in human evolution research |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 29, 2015) |
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Human evolution.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Human evolution.
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Muehlenbein, Michael P., 1976- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780128026939 |
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0128026936 |
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0128026529 |
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9780128026526 |
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9781925377057 |
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1925377059 |
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9781876924829 |
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1876924829 |
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