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| Genre/Form: | Encyclopedias |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Steve Jones; R D Martin; David R Pilbeam |
| ISBN: | 0521323703 9780521323703 |
| OCLC Number: | 26096467 |
| Description: | xiii, 506 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | List of reference tables -- List of maps -- List of contributors -- Foreword / Richard Dawkins -- Introduction : What makes us human? / David Pilbeam -- pt. 1. Patterns of primate evolution -- 1.1. The nature of evolution / Steve Jones -- The structure of DNA ; The genetic code ; Translating the genetic message ; Evolution, creation and controversy / Steve Jones -- 1.2. Classification and evolutionary relationships / Robert Martin -- Classification of primates / Robert Martin -- 1.3. Non-human primates / Matt Cartmill -- 1.4. Conservation of primates / Russell A. Mittermeier and Eleanor J. Sterling -- Studying primates in the wild / A.F. Richard -- Breeding primates in captivity / Robert Martin. pt. 2. The life of primates -- 2.1. Body size and energy requirements / L.C. Aiello -- Scaling / Robert Martin -- Human body size and energy / L.C. Aiello -- 2.2 Human adaptations to the physical environment / P.T. Baker -- Sweating -- the human response to heat / P.T. Baker -- 2.3. Differences between the sexes / Georgina Mace -- 2.4. Jaws and teeth / Christopher Dean -- 2.5. Diets and guts / D.J. Chivers -- Primate gum-eaters / Robert Martin -- 2.6. Selecting and processing food / Kenneth E. Glander -- Food in a primate's life / A.F. Richard -- 2.7. Human diet and subsistence / D.R. Harris -- 2.8. Primate locomotion and posture / John G. Fleagle -- Walking on two legs / Robert Martin -- 2.9. Human locomotion / R. McNeill Alexander -- Energy for walking and running / r. McNeill Alexander -- 2.10. Primate reproduction / Robert Martin -- Posture and childbirth / M.H. Day -- 2.11. Hormones and sexual behaviour / A.F. Dixson -- 2.12. Life-history patterns / Paul H. Harvey -- Rates of breeding / Robert Martin -- 2.13. Human growth and development / James M. Tanner -- Evolution of the human growth curve / James M. Tanner -- Neoteny / Brian T. Shea. pt. 3. The brain and language -- 3.1. Primate brains and senses / Terrence W. Deacon -- Testing the intelligence of apes / P.C. Lee -- Sleep and dreaming / Stephen Young -- 3.2. The human brain / Terrence W. Deacon -- Impressions of ancestral brains / Terrence W. Deacon -- The brain and left-handedness / Marian Annett -- 3.3 Vocal communication by non-human primates / Elke Zimmermann -- 3.4. Biological aspects of language / Terrence W. Deacon -- Brain maturation and language acquisition / Terrence W. Deacon -- 3.5. Human speech and language / Philip Lieberman -- Evolution of the speech apparatus / Philip Lieberman -- 3.6. Language training of apes / E.S. Savage-Rumbaugh -- pt. 4. Primate social organisation -- 4.1. Social behaviour and evolutionary theory / Robin Dunbar -- Genes and altruism / Robin Dunbar -- Primate aggression / A.K. Turner -- 4.2. Mating and parental care / Robin Dunbar -- Social changes / A.F. Richard -- Human mating patterns / Robin Dunbar -- 4.3. Home range and territory / Paul H. Harvey and Andrew F. Read -- 4.4. Smell as a signal / R.W. Sussman -- 4.5. Facial patterns as signals and masks / Jonathan Kingdon -- Human facial expressions / Stephen Young. pt. 5. Human evolution in a geological context -- 5.1. Land movements and species dispersal / Peter J. Whybrow -- 5.2. Climatic change in the past / Neil Roberts -- 5.3. Methods of dating / F.H. Brown -- Correlating the East African hominid sites / F.H. Brown -- Fossils as dating indicators / David Pilbeam -- 5.4. Fossil deposits and their investigation / Danna K. Behrensmeyer -- Taphonomy -- the science of burial / Anna K. Behrensmeyer -- 5.5. Reconstructing past environments / Peter Andrews -- pt. 6. The primate fossil record -- 6.1. The fossil history of primates / Elwyn Simons -- Evolution of prosimians / Philip D. Gingerich -- 6.2. Evolution of New World monkeys / A.L. Rosenberger -- 6.3. Evolution of Old World monkeys / Eric Delson -- 6.4. Evolution of apes / Jay Kelley -- 6.5. Evolution of australopithecines / B.A. Wood -- 6.6. Evolution of early humans / C.B. Stringer. pt. 7. Primate genetics and evolution -- 7.1. Principles of genetics / D. Whitehouse -- Mendel and the beginnings of genetics / Steve Jones -- The bald lemur -- a primate model for a human genetic disease / D. Whitehouse -- 7.2. Genetic diversity in humans / Steve Jones -- Electrophoresis -- separating giant molecules / Steve Jones -- Life's fingerprints / Steve Jones -- The polymerase chain reaction: amplifying life / Steve Jones -- 7.3. Mutation and human evolution / Steve Jones -- 7.4. Human chromosomes / Joy D.A. Delhanty -- Techniques for studying chromosomes / Joy D.A. Delhanty -- The Y chromosome / Steve Jones -- Prenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities / Joy D.A. Delhanty -- 7.5. Bottlenecks in human evolution / Shahin Rouhani and Steve Jones -- Tristan da Cunha -- a genetic laboratory / Steve Jones -- 7.6. Natural selection in humans / Steve Jones -- 7.7. Distribution of genetic diseases in human populations / F. Vogel -- The Hardy-Weinberg rule : how genes behave in populations / Steve Jones -- First-cousin marriages / F. Vogel. pt. 8. Genetic clues of relatedness -- 8.1. Measuring relatedness / A.E. Friday -- Calibrating the molecular clock / A.E. Friday -- 8.2. Chromosomal evolution in primates / J. Marks -- 8.3. Immunological evidence on primates / V. Sarich -- Genetics and the immune system / Steve Jones -- 8.4. Reconstructing human evolution from proteins / Morris Goodman -- 8.5. DNA-DNA hybridisation in the study of primate evolution / C.G. Sibley -- The DNA hybridisation technique / C.G. Sibley -- 8.6. Human evolution : the evidence from DNA sequencing / A.E. Friday -- Cutting, slicing and sequencing genes / Steve Jones -- Hunting for genes with a Southern blot / Steve Jones -- Was Eve an African? / Steve Jones -- pt. 9. Early human behaviour and ecology -- 9.1. The hominid way of life / Richard Potts -- Cannibalism or ritual dismemberment? / Paul G. Bahn -- 9.2. Studying human evolution by analogy / Robert Foley -- 9.3. Early human mental abilities / J.A.J. Gowlett -- Toolmaking by apes / P.C. Lee -- 9.4. Evolution of human manipulation / Erik Trinkaus -- 9.5. Tools -- the Palaeolithic record / J.A.J. Gowlett -- Throwing / Barbara Isaac -- 9.6. Ancient art / Paul G. Bahn -- 9.7. Subsistence -- a key to the past / Lewis R. Binford -- 9.8. Reconstructing prehistoric diet / N.J. van der Merwe -- How bones reveal diet / N.J. van der Merwe -- 9.9. Origins of agriculture / Frank Hole -- 9.10. Domestication of animals / Juliet Clutton-Brock. pt. 10. Human populations, past and present -- 10.1. The dispersion of modern humans / W.W. Howells -- The peopling of the Pacific / Steve Jones -- Genes and language / Steve Jones -- Fossil DNA / Steve Jones -- 10.2. Reconstructing ancient populations / J. Landers -- 10.3. Human populations before agriculture / R.S. Meindl -- 10.4. People and disease / A. Dobson -- Epidemiological theory / A. Dobson -- Immunisation and the eradication of disease / A. Dobson -- 10.5. Trends in population growth / J. Landers -- Demographic analysis / J. Landers -- 10.6. Fertility control : past, present and future / Alan S. McNeilly -- Developments in fertility treatments / D.I. Lewis-Jones -- 10.7. Tribal peoples in the modern world / V. Luling -- Tribal peoples and their ways of life / V. Luling -- Conclusion : The evolutionary future of humankind / Steve Jones -- Eugenics / Steve Jones -- Appendix 1 : Who's who of historical figures -- Appendix 2 : Geological timescale -- Appendix 3 : World map of sites -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index -- Acknowledgements. |
| Series Title: | Cambridge reference book. |
| Other Titles: | Encyclopedia of human evolution. Human evolution. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Steve Jones, Robert Martin, and David Pilbeam ; executive editor, Sarah Bunney ; foreword by Richard Dawkins. |
Abstract:
Introduction to human evolution with coverage ranging from genetics to demography and disease. Includes diagrams, maps, and photographs.
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