02751nam 2200649 a 450 991081632030332120200520144314.097866111602721-281-16027-X0-19-152443-31-4356-0973-5(CKB)1000000000480310(SSID)ssj0000174839(PQKBManifestationID)11153877(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174839(PQKBWorkID)10189329(PQKB)10077968(MiAaPQ)EBC415418(Au-PeEL)EBL415418(CaPaEBR)ebr10194764(CaONFJC)MIL116027(OCoLC)476242286(EXLCZ)99100000000048031020070626d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHuman evolution trails from the past /Camilo J. Cela-Conde and Francisco J. Ayala1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press2007vii, 437 p. ill., mapsOxford biologyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-856779-0 0-19-856780-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-417) and index.Preface : Homo sapiens, the rational animal -- Evolution, genetics, and systematics -- The evolution of hominoids -- The hominin lineage -- Miocene and Pliocene genera and species -- Pliocene hominins : South Africa and the Rift Valley -- The Pliocene cladogenesis : paranthropus versus homo -- The radiation of homo -- Evolutionary characteristics of the erectus grade -- The late-Pleistocene transition -- The uniqueness of being human.This book is intended as a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from physical anthropology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy. Human evolution courses are now widespread and this book has the potential to satisfy the requirements of most, particularly at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. It is based on a translation, albeit with substantial modification, of a successful Spanish languagebook.Oxford biology.Fossil hominidsPaleoanthropologyHuman evolutionFossil hominids.Paleoanthropology.Human evolution.569.9Cela Conde Camilo Jose131461Ayala Francisco Jose1934-355885MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816320303321Human evolution4196965UNINA