Human evolution : trails from the past / / Camilo J. Cela-Conde and Francisco J. Ayala

• Autore: Cela Conde Camilo Jose
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 437 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 569.9
• Soggetto topico: Fossil hominids; Paleoanthropology; Human evolution
• Altri autori: AyalaFrancisco Jose <1934->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-417) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Human evolution
• ISBN: 9786611160272; 1-281-16027-X; 0-19-152443-3; 1-4356-0973-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816320303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford biology.