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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826053803321

Titolo

Classification and human evolution / / edited by Sherwood L. Washburn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-55068-2

0-415-86932-3

1-315-01801-2

1-136-55061-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Theory of anthropology ; ; X

Altri autori (Persone)

WashburnS. L <1911-2000.> (Sherwood Larned)

Disciplina

384

Soggetti

Human evolution

Primates

Human beings - Origin

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1964.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Classification and Human Evolution; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents ; The Meaning of Taxonomic Statements; East African Fossil Hominoidea and the Classification Within this Super-Family; Quantitative Taxonomy and Human Evolution; Some Considerations in the Formulation of Theories of Human Phylogeny; Age Changes, Sex Differences, and Variability as Factors in the Classification of Primates; The evaluation of Characteristics of the Skull, Hands, and Feet for Primate Taxonomy; The Classification of Oreopithecus

The Locomotor Functions of HominidsBehavior and Human Evolution; Man's Place in the Phylogeny of the Primates; The Chromosomes of the Hominoidea; Perspectives in Molecular Anthropology; Some Problems in the Analysis and Comparison of Monkey and Ape Behavior; A Comparison of the Ecology and Behavior of Monkeys and Apes; Psychological Definitions of Man; The Taxonomic Evaluation of Fossil Hominids; Genetic Entities in Hominid Evolution; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume reviews the meaning of taxonomic statements and considers our present knowledge regarding the number and



characteristics of species among living and extinct primates, including man and his ancestors. They also examine the relationship of behaviour changes and selection pressures in evolutionary sequences.<BR> First published in 1964.