Preface to the Third Edition
1. Introduction
2. Background: Concepts of Evolution and Genetics
3. Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Human Genetics
4. Macroevolution, Taxonomy, and a Brief Look at the Human Fossil Record
5. Race and Human Variation
6. Human Biological Variation in the Skeleton and Dentition: A Window on the Past
7. Genotypic Traits
8. Tracing Human Population Affinities and Migrations
9. Demography: Populations, Reproduction, and Mortality
10. Life Span: Growth and Development
11. Life Span: Aging and Senescence
12. Human Adaptability to Physical Stressors
13. Human Adaptability to Biological Stressors
14. Obtaining Resources
15. Human Biology in the Modern World
16. Human Biological Variation: Ideas of Normality A Look to the Future, and Some Final Thoughts on Ethics
Biography
Daniel E. Brown is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i Hilo, USA. He is a Fellow of the Human Biology Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is a former President of the Human Biology Association.
