Larsen A Companion to Biological Anthropology

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-2004-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 608 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology

An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biologicalanthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who havethemselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scopeof the discipline.
* Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biologicalanthropology
* Larsen has created a who's who of biologicalanthropology, with contributions from the leadingauthorities in the field
* Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping thedirection and scope of the topics they write about
* Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and futuredirections within the area
* Presents coverage of the many recent innovations anddiscoveries that are transforming the subject

Autoren/Hrsg.

Larsen, Clark Spencer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations x
List of Tables xvi
Notes on Contributors xvii
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction 1
Part I History 11
1 History of Biological Anthropology 13
Michael A. Little and Robert W. Sussman
Part II The Present and the Living 39
2 Evolution: What It Means and How We Know 41
Kenneth M. Weiss and Anne V. Buchanan
3 Systematics, Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics: Ordering Life, Pastand Present 56
Bernard A. Wood
4 The Study of Human Population Genetics 74
John H. Relethford
5 Human Molecular Genetics: The DNA Revolution and Variation88
Dennis H. O'Rourke
6 Deconstructing Race: Racial Thinking, Geographic Variation,and Implications for Biological Anthropology 104
Rachel Caspari
7 Growth, Development, Senescence, and Aging: A Life HistoryPerspective 124
Douglas E. Crews and Barry Bogin
8 Climate-Related Morphological Variation and PhysiologicalAdaptations in Homo sapiens 153
Gary D. James
9 Emerging Themes in Anthropology and Epidemiology: GeographicSpread, Evolving Pathogens, and Syndemics 167
Lisa Sattenspiel and D. Ann Herring
10 Demographic Estimation: Indirect Techniques forAnthropological Populations 179
Timothy B. Gage
11 Nutrition, Health, and Function 194
Darna L. Dufour
12 Ongoing Evolution in Humans 207
Lorena Madrigal and Jessica Willoughby
13 Primates Defined 222
W. Scott McGraw
14 Primate Behavior and Sociality 243
Karen B. Strier
15 Evolution of the Brain, Cognition, and Speech 258
Dean Falk
Part III The Past and the Dead 273
16 Primate Origins: The Early Cenozoic Fossil Record 275
Gregg F. Gunnell and Mary T. Silcox
17 Catarrhine Cousins: The Origin and Evolution of Monkeys andApes of the Old World 295
David R. Begun
18 The Earliest Hominins 314
Scott W. Simpson
19 Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Early Members of theGenus Homo 341
G. Philip Rightmire
20 Species, Populations, and Assimilation in Later HumanEvolution 357
Fred H. Smith
21 Bioarchaeology: Health, Lifestyle, and Society in RecentHuman Evolution 379
Clark Spencer Larsen and Phillip L. Walker
22 Paleopathology: A Contemporary Perspective 395
Jane E. Buikstra
23 Issues in Forensic Anthropology 412
Douglas H. Ubelaker
24 Paleogenetics: Ancient DNA in Anthropology 427
Frederika A. Kaestle
Part IV The Living and the Dead 443
25 Diet Reconstruction and Ecology Using Stable Isotope Ratios445
Margaret J. Schoeninger
26 Current Concepts in Bone Biology 465
James H. Gosman and Samuel D. Stout
27 'Growing Planes': Incremental Growth Layers inthe Dental Enamel of Human Ancestors 485
Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg
28 Understanding Skull Function from a MechanobiologicalPerspective 501
David J. Daegling
29 Tooth Form and Function in Biological Anthropology 516
Peter S. Ungar and Peter W. Lucas
30 Locomotor Function across Primates (Including Humans)530
Daniel L. Gebo
Part V Science and Education 545
31 Science Education and Physical Anthropology 547
Martin K. Nickels
Index 561

Über Autor(innen)

Clark Spencer Larsen is Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University. He has served as president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. He is the author or editor of more than 25 books and monographs, including Advances in Dental Anthropology (with Marc A. Kelley, 1991), Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton (1997), Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past through Bioarchaeology (2002), and Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (2008).