The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution

Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, M. Patricia Kersting

744 pages, parution le 20/06/2005

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Résumé

The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution (CDHBE) is an invaluable research and study tool both for professionals and for students covering a broad range of subjects within human biology, physical anthropology, anatomy, auxology, primatology, physiology, genetics, paleontology and zoology.

Special features of this book comprise

13000 descriptions of terms, specimens, sites and names including:

inventory of archaeological sites and the best-known hominid specimens excavated from them
up-to-date information on terms such as in silico, and those relating to the rapidly developing field of human genomics

Reference tables and appendices including:

over 1000 word roots
taxonomies and reference tables for extinct, recent and extant primates giving details of body size, coloration, habitat, range and natural history
geological and oxygen isotope chronologies,
illustrations of landmarks, bones and muscles
current human phytogeny

CDHBE is therefore a 'must-have' volume for anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution.

Sommaire

Preface and acknowledgements
Word roots
A-Z listing of terms
Appendix I: Taxonomy of extinct primates
Appendix II: Taxonomy of recent and extant primates
Appendix III: Reference table of extant primate species
Appendix IV: Geological time scale
Appendix V: Terrestrial chronology of the Pleistocene 'Ice Age' in the northern hemisphere
Appendix VI: Marine oxygen isotope chronology
Appendix VII: Illustrations of anatomical landmarks, postcranial bones and muscle groups, cranial bones and muscle groups
Appendix VIII: Event timeline of human biology and evolution
Appendix IX: Tentative human phylogeny

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, M. Patricia Kersting
Parution	20/06/2005
Nb. de pages	744
Format	17,5 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1336g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521664868
ISBN13	978-0-521-66486-8