Wood Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4247-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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E-Book, Englisch, 1264 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4247-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverageof important scientific terms related to improving ourunderstanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries inthis two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigatethe relationships among the living great apes, evidence about whatmakes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence aboutthe evolutionary history of that distinctiveness, as well asinformation about modern methods used to trace the recentevolutionary history of modern human populations. This textprovides a resource for everyone studying the emergence of Homosapiens.
Visit the companion site www.woodhumanevolution.com to browseadditional references and updates from this comprehensiveencyclopedia.
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Contributors vii
Editor
Executive Editor
Assistant Executive Editor
Senior Editorial Assistant
Editorial Assistant
Associate Editors
Advisory Editors
Section and Topic Editors
Contributors
Foreword by Francisco J. Ayala xi
Preface xviii
Acknowledgments xxi
Topic Entry List xxiii
List of Abbreviations lxxvii
A-Z 1
References i