Craig Stanford


University of Southern California; John S. Allen


University of Southern California; Susan C. Antón


New York University"


 

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology?


PART I Mechanisms of Evolution


1 Origins of Evolutionary Thought


2 Genetics: Cells and Molecules


3 Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype


4 The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species


5 Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability


PART II Primates


6 The Primates


7 Primate Behavior


PART III Paleontology and Primate Evolution


8 Fossils in Geological Context


9 Origin of Primates


PART IV The Human Fossil Record


10 Early Hominins


11 Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo


12 Archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertals


13 The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo sapiens


PART V New Frontiers in Biological Anthropology


14 Evolution of the Brain and Language


15 Biomedical Anthropology


16 The Evolution of Human Behavior


17 Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology


 

1) Introduction Learning Objectives


at the start of each chapter provide a road map for students to


flesh out the outline of important concepts and key ideas.


2) Addition of  Insights and Advances boxes in


each chapter which expand on text material or call


attention to current events connected to the subject, to


emerging debates, or sometimes just to fascinating side


stories.


3) Increase in the number of Innovations feature which provide an intense visual


presentation of new, burgeoning areas of research in this field. "