A Companion to Biological Anthropology

Copyright © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to Biological Anthropology

Editor(s): Clark Spencer Larsen

Published Online: 3 MAR 2010

Print ISBN: 9781405189002

Online ISBN: 9781444320039

DOI: 10.1002/9781444320039

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An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline.

  • Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology
  • Larsen has created a who's who of biological anthropology,   with contributions from the leading authorities in the field
  • Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the topics they write about
  • Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and future directions within the area
  • Presents coverage of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the subject

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxv)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–10)

      Clark Spencer Larsen

  3. Part I: History

    1. Chapter 1

      History of Biological Anthropology (pages 13–38)

      Michael A. Little and Robert W. Sussman

  4. Part II: The Present and the Living

    1. Chapter 2

      Evolution: What it Means and How we Know (pages 41–55)

      Kenneth M. Weiss and Anne V. Buchanan

    2. Chapter 3

      Systematics, Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics: Ordering Life, Past and Present (pages 56–73)

      Bernard A. Wood

    3. Chapter 4

      The Study of Human Population Genetics (pages 74–87)

      John H. Relethford

    4. Chapter 5

      Human Molecular Genetics: The DNA Revolution and Variation (pages 88–103)

      Dennis H. O'Rourke

    5. Chapter 6

      Deconstructing Race: Racial Thinking, Geographic Variation, and Implications for Biological Anthropology (pages 104–123)

      Rachel Caspari

    6. Chapter 7

      Growth, Development, Senescence, and Aging: A Life History Perspective (pages 124–152)

      Douglas E. Crews and Barry Bogin

    7. Chapter 8

      Climate-Related Morphological Variation and Physiological Adaptations in Homo sapiens (pages 153–166)

      Gary D. James

    8. Chapter 9

      Emerging Themes in Anthropology and Epidemiology: Geographic Spread, Evolving Pathogens, and Syndemics (pages 167–178)

      Lisa Sattenspiel and D. Ann Herring

    9. Chapter 10

      Demographic Estimation: Indirect Techniques for Anthropological Populations (pages 179–193)

      Timothy B. Gage

    10. Chapter 11

      Nutrition, Health, and Function (pages 194–206)

      Darna L. Dufour

    11. Chapter 12

      Ongoing Evolution in Humans (pages 207–221)

      Lorena Madrigal and Jessica Willoughby

    12. Chapter 13

      Primates Defined (pages 222–242)

      W. Scott McGraw

    13. Chapter 14

      Primate Behavior and Sociality (pages 243–257)

      Karen B. Strier

    14. Chapter 15

      Evolution of the Brain, Cognition, and Speech (pages 258–271)

      Dean Falk

  5. Part III: The Past and the Dead

    1. Chapter 16

      Primate Origins: The Early Cenozoic Fossil Record (pages 275–294)

      Gregg F. Gunnell and Mary T. Silcox

    2. Chapter 17

      Catarrhine Cousins: The Origin and Evolution of Monkeys and Apes of the Old World (pages 295–313)

      David R. Begun

    3. Chapter 18

      The Earliest Hominins (pages 314–340)

      Scott W. Simpson

    4. Chapter 19

      Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Early Members of the Genus Homo (pages 341–356)

      G. Philip Rightmire

    5. Chapter 20

      Species, Populations, and Assimilation in Later Human Evolution (pages 357–378)

      Fred H. Smith

    6. Chapter 21

      Bioarchaeology: Health, Lifestyle, and Society in Recent Human Evolution (pages 379–394)

      Clark Spencer Larsen and Phillip L. Walker

    7. Chapter 22

      Paleopathology: A Contemporary Perspective (pages 395–411)

      Jane E. Buikstra

    8. Chapter 23

      Issues in Forensic Anthropology (pages 412–426)

      Douglas H. Ubelaker

    9. Chapter 24

      Paleogenetics: Ancient DNA in Anthropology (pages 427–441)

      Frederika A. Kaestle

  6. Part IV: The Living and the Dead

    1. Chapter 25

      Diet Reconstruction and Ecology Using Stable Isotope Ratios (pages 445–464)

      Margaret J. Schoeninger

    2. Chapter 26

      Current Concepts in Bone Biology (pages 465–484)

      James H. Gosman and Samuel D. Stout

    3. Chapter 27

      ‘Growing Planes’: Incremental Growth Layers in the Dental Enamel of Human Ancestors (pages 485–500)

      Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg

    4. Chapter 28

      Understanding Skull Function from a Mechanobiological Perspective (pages 501–515)

      David J. Daegling

    5. Chapter 29

      Tooth Form and Function in Biological Anthropology (pages 516–529)

      Peter S. Ungar and Peter W. Lucas

    6. Chapter 30

      Locomotor Function across Primates (Including Humans) (pages 530–544)

      Daniel L. Gebo

  7. Part V: Science and Education

    1. Chapter 31

      Science Education and Physical Anthropology (pages 547–560)

      Martin K. Nickels

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      Index (pages 561–572)

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