Humankind Evolving: An Exploration of the Origins of Human Diversity, by Roberto A. Frisancho designed specifically for Elizabeth Eadie at University of Arizona
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Author(s): Elizabeth Eadie
ISBN: 9781615499199
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2014
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Humankind Evolving: An Exploration of the Origins of Human Diversity, by Roberto A. Frisancho designed specifically for Elizabeth Eadie at University of Arizona

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Table of Contents
Section I. Evolution and Biological Anthropology
Chapter 1: Development of Evolutionary Theory and Biological Anthropology
Chapter 2: Cellular Basis of Variability and Evolution
Chapter 3: Genetics and the Process of Microevolution
Section II. Macroevolution and Primate’s Roots
Chapter 4: Mammalian Antecedents
Chapter 5: Living Primates
Chapter 6: Primate Behavioral Ecology
Chapter 7: Fossil Evidence for the Emergence of Primates
Chapter 8: Evolution of the Digestive System of Omnivores
Section III. Hominid Evolution
Chapter 9: The Hominoid- Hominid and Early Hominid Phase of Evolution
Chapter 10: Evolution of the Genus Homo
Chapter 11: Evolution of Homo sapiens
Chapter 12: The Peopling of the New World and the Origins of the Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens
Chapter 13: Diet and Brain Evolution
Chapter 14: Bipedalism and the Evolution of Extended Childhood
Section IV. Human Adaptation and Biological Diversity
Chapter 15: General Principles for the Study of Human Adaptation
Chapter 16: The Human Life Cycle
Chapter 17: Nutrition and the Human Life Cycle
Chapter 18: Biocultural Adaptation to Hot and Cold Climates
Chapter 19: Climate and Evolution of Variability in Body Size, Body Proportions, and Hairlessness
Chapter 20: Human Adaptation to High-Altitude Environments
Chapter 21: Biocultural Origins of Lactose Intolerance and the Evolution of Skin Color
Chapter 22: Adapting to a Changing World
Chapter 23: Globalization of Obesity