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2nd Edition

Human Biological Diversity

By Daniel E. Brown Copyright 2020

484 Pages 146 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

484 Pages 146 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

484 Pages 146 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

Human Biological Diversity is an introductory textbook designed to cover the key contemporary topics in the study of human variation and human biology within the field of physical anthropology. Easily accessible for students with no background in anthropology or biology, this second edition includes two new chapters, one on human variation in the skeleton and dentition and the other on... Read more

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Concepts of Evaluation and Genetics

3. Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Human Genetics

4. Macroevolution and Taxonomy

5. 'Race' and Human Variation in Physical Traits

6. Human Variation in the Skeleton and Dentition

7. Simple Genetic Traits in Human Populations

8. Tracing Human Population Affinities

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. Human Biology in the Modern World

15. Human Biological Variation: A Look to the Future and Some Final Thoughts on Ethics

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Biography

Daniel E. Brown is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i Hilo, USA.

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