The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and readable introduction to the field of human evolution. The ninth edition of Humankind Emerging tells the story of how, when, and why the human lineage developed from ape-grade ancestors. In Part I, Chapters 1 and 2 present a short history of the rise of evolutionary theory and the science of genetics, ...
In this new edition, Campbell has revised and updated his classic introduction to the field of human evolution. The text synthesizes the major findings of modern research and theory and presents a complete and integrated account of the evolution of human beings.
This new edition of a widely adopted primary and supplementary text explores human adaptations to environments over time. It is biologically and culturally sophisticated, drawing on an impressive array of archaeological and paleontological research. Campbell proceeds from earlier, simpler biomes to later, more complex ones, examining selected ...
This volume significantly broadens the scope of modern evolutionary biology by looking at the important and long-neglected concept of natural selection, in which sexual selection plays a complex role that has been little understood and is of great importance. In this classic book, which was the first full discussion of sexual selection since 1871, ...
Just over one hundred years ago Charles Darwin, in "The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex" (1871), developed remarkably accurate conclusions about man's ancestry, based on a review of general comparative anatomy and psychology in which he regarded sexual selection as a necessary part of the evolutionary process. But the attention of ...
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Museum (Natural History)
Date Published: 1967
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. UC Berkeley Library Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 1967 Edition. Usual library markings. Light wear. Binding is tight, text clean. Library rebound the book into hardcover. 128pp. read more
Description: 1977. British Museum (Natural History). Second. Softback. Book-VG. 9.5x7. 223pp. 2 maps, 20 b/w plates. A new edition of this catalogue of Fossil Hominids which incorporates the many new discoveries from all parts of Africa up to 1977. It includes a wealth of information, including the place-name designating the fossil, description of site and geographical location, the name of the discoverers, the stratigraphical age, the faunal horizon and the first published report of the discovery. read more
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