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50 great myths of human evolution : understanding misconceptions about our origins / / John H. Relethford
| 50 great myths of human evolution : understanding misconceptions about our origins / / John H. Relethford |
| Autore | Relethford John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/8 |
| Soggetto topico | Human evolution |
| ISBN |
0-470-67392-3
1-119-30803-8 0-470-67391-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910271031203321 |
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| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017 | ||
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Adam's ancestors : race, religion, and the politics of human origins / / David N. Livingstone
| Adam's ancestors : race, religion, and the politics of human origins / / David N. Livingstone |
| Autore | Livingstone David N. |
| Edizione | [Johns Hopkins paperback edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina | 202.2 |
| Collana | Medicine, science, and religion in historical context |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Religious aspects
Theological anthropology Human beings - Origin Human evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4214-0143-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Beginnings : questioning the mosaic record -- Heresy : Isaac La Peyrere and the pre-Adamite scandal -- Polity : the cultural politics of the Adamic narrative -- Apologetics : pre-Adamism and the harmony of science and religion -- Anthropology : Adam, Adamites, and the science of ethnology -- Ancestors : evolution and the birth of Adam -- Bloodlines : pre-Adamism and the politics of racial supremacy -- Shadows : the continuing legacy of pre-Adamite discourse -- Dimensions : concluding reflections. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463628303321 |
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Livingstone David N.
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| Baltimore : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
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Adam's ancestors : race, religion, and the politics of human origins / / David N. Livingstone
| Adam's ancestors : race, religion, and the politics of human origins / / David N. Livingstone |
| Autore | Livingstone David N. |
| Edizione | [Johns Hopkins paperback edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina | 202.2 |
| Collana | Medicine, science, and religion in historical context |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Religious aspects
Theological anthropology Human beings - Origin Human evolution |
| ISBN | 1-4214-0143-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Beginnings : questioning the mosaic record -- Heresy : Isaac La Peyrere and the pre-Adamite scandal -- Polity : the cultural politics of the Adamic narrative -- Apologetics : pre-Adamism and the harmony of science and religion -- Anthropology : Adam, Adamites, and the science of ethnology -- Ancestors : evolution and the birth of Adam -- Bloodlines : pre-Adamism and the politics of racial supremacy -- Shadows : the continuing legacy of pre-Adamite discourse -- Dimensions : concluding reflections. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788464103321 |
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Livingstone David N.
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| Baltimore : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
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Adam's ancestors : race, religion, and the politics of human origins / / David N. Livingstone
| Adam's ancestors : race, religion, and the politics of human origins / / David N. Livingstone |
| Autore | Livingstone David N. |
| Edizione | [Johns Hopkins paperback edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina | 202.2 |
| Collana | Medicine, science, and religion in historical context |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Religious aspects
Theological anthropology Human beings - Origin Human evolution |
| ISBN | 1-4214-0143-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Beginnings : questioning the mosaic record -- Heresy : Isaac La Peyrere and the pre-Adamite scandal -- Polity : the cultural politics of the Adamic narrative -- Apologetics : pre-Adamism and the harmony of science and religion -- Anthropology : Adam, Adamites, and the science of ethnology -- Ancestors : evolution and the birth of Adam -- Bloodlines : pre-Adamism and the politics of racial supremacy -- Shadows : the continuing legacy of pre-Adamite discourse -- Dimensions : concluding reflections. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809314003321 |
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Livingstone David N.
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| Baltimore : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
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Ancestral DNA, human origins, and migrations / / Rene J. Herrera, Ralph Garcia-Bertrand
| Ancestral DNA, human origins, and migrations / / Rene J. Herrera, Ralph Garcia-Bertrand |
| Autore | Herrera Rene J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, United Kingdom : , : Academic Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (590 pages) |
| Disciplina | 573.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human evolution
Human genetics Human beings - Migrations |
| ISBN |
0-12-804128-5
0-12-804124-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The nature of evolution -- Early hominins -- Origin of modern humans -- The exodus out of Africa -- The settlement of the Near East -- Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Hobbits -- Dispersals into India -- The occupation of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia -- The Austronesian expansion -- From Africa to the Americas -- The Bantu expansion -- Modern humans in Europe -- The agricultural revolutions -- The silk roads. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583479903321 |
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Herrera Rene J.
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| London, United Kingdom : , : Academic Press, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Evolution : Contextualizing AI in Human History / / by Ameet Joshi
| Artificial Intelligence and Human Evolution : Contextualizing AI in Human History / / by Ameet Joshi |
| Autore | Joshi Ameet |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : Apress : , : Imprint : Apress, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.483 |
| Soggetto topico |
Artificial intelligence - Philosophy
Human evolution |
| ISBN |
9781484298077
1484298071 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Origin of Life -- Chapter 3: Evolution of Species -- Chapter 4: Human Intelligence -- Chapter 5: Origin of Machines -- Chapter 6: Machine Intelligence -- Chapter 7: Humans in Intelligent Environment: Near Future -- Chapter 8: Intellectual Humanity -- Chapter 9:Final Words. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910770251903321 |
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Joshi Ameet
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| Berkeley, CA : , : Apress : , : Imprint : Apress, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors : One Approach to Reconstructing Early Hominin Ecology and Behavior / / by Glenn E. King
| Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors : One Approach to Reconstructing Early Hominin Ecology and Behavior / / by Glenn E. King |
| Autore | King Glenn E |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Disciplina | 599.938 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human evolution
Anthropology Vertebrates Animal culture Ecology Animal behavior Evolutionary psychology Evolutionary Anthropology Vertebrate Zoology Animal Science Behavioral Ecology Evolutionary Psychology |
| ISBN | 3-031-36769-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: An Introduction to Baboons and Early Hominins -- Chapter 2: Why Compare Early Hominins to Baboons? -- Chapter 3: Comparison and Criticism -- Chapter 4: Subsistence -- Chapter 5: Stresses and Dangers -- Chapter 6: Social Organization -- Chapter 7: Social Relationships of Females -- Chapter 8: Cognition -- Chapter 9: Communication -- Chapter 10: The Roots of Language. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910886996003321 |
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King Glenn E
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
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Basics in human evolution / / edited by Michael P. Muehlenbein
| Basics in human evolution / / edited by Michael P. Muehlenbein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Academic Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (609 p.) |
| Disciplina | 573.2 |
| Soggetto topico | Human evolution |
| ISBN | 0-12-802693-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Basics in Human Evolution; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I - Positioning Human Evolution; Chapter 1 - Basic Evolutionary Theory; SYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; THE ORIGIN OF GENETIC VARIATION; VARIATION WITHIN POPULATIONS; GENETIC DRIFT; NATURAL SELECTION; LEVELS OF SELECTION; SPECIATION; FROM MICROEVOLUTION TO MACROEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY TODAY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design; SYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; A SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM; INTELLIGENT DESIGN; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Part II - Primates
Chapter 3 - Primate EvolutionSYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; EXTANT GROUPS OF PRIMATES; HIGHER-LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS; PRIMATES ON AN ASCENDING SCALE?; DEFINING FEATURES OF PRIMATES; FOSSIL PRIMATES; OVERALL EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Comparative Anatomy of Primates; SYNOPSIS; OSTEOLOGY; MYOLOGY; EXTERNAL FEATURES AND INTERNAL ORGANS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Primate Behavior; SYNOPSIS; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, PREDATION, AND GROUP LIVING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; DOMINANCE, LEVERAGE, AND POWER; THE "SOCIOECOLOGICAL MODEL" SEXUAL CONFLICT AND "INTERSEXUAL MUTUALISM"COOPERATION; SOCIALITY AND FITNESS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Primate Models for Human Evolution; SYNOPSIS; MODELS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION; DENTITION AND DIET; LOCOMOTION; HABITAT OF OUR EARLIEST ANCESTORS; THE MACAQUE MODEL; FOSSILS AND LIVING PRIMATES; MAN THE HUNTED; REFERENCES; Part III - Hominins; Chapter 7 - Early Hominin Ecology; SYNOPSIS; THE EARLY HOMININ RECORD; MACRO PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT; RECONSTRUCTING TERRESTRIAL HABITATS; GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; INFERRING HOMININ HABITATS AND ADAPTATIONS; LATE PLIOCENE ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS SUMMARY: THE LIMITS AND POTENTIAL OF OUR PALEOECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGEREFERENCES; Chapter 8 - Bipedalism; SYNOPSIS; HOW DO HUMANS WALK?; ANATOMICAL FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH BIPEDALISM; WHEN DID BIPEDALISM EVOLVE, AND WHAT EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF BIPEDALISM DID WE PASS THROUGH?; WHY DID BIPEDALISM EVOLVE?; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - Early Hominins; SYNOPSIS; TAXONOMY; PURPORTED EARLY HOMININ SPECIES; CONTEXT: CHIMPANZEE MORPHOLOGY; CONTEXT: MIDDLE MIOCENE APES; CONTEXT: LATE MIOCENE APES; THE MORPHOLOGY OF PURPORTED EARLY HOMININS; EARLY POSSIBLE HOMININS' ADAPTATIONS EARLY POSSIBLE HOMININS' PLACE IN NATUREREFERENCES; Chapter 10 - Australopithecines; SYNOPSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS BAHRELGHAZALI; AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS GARHI; KENYANTHROPUS (AUSTRALOPITHECUS) PLATYOPS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS SEDIBA; AUSTRALOPITHECINE ADAPTATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 11 - Early Pleistocene Homo; SYNOPSIS; DEFINING THE GENUS HOMO; HISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF EARLY HOMO FOSSILS; TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY IN THE GENUS HOMO; TAXONOMIC AND PHYLOGENETIC ISSUES: HOMO HABILIS AND HOMO RUDOLFENSIS PHYLETIC ORIGINS AND THE DATING OF EARLY HOMO |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797368803321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Academic Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basics in human evolution / / edited by Michael P. Muehlenbein
| Basics in human evolution / / edited by Michael P. Muehlenbein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Academic Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (609 p.) |
| Disciplina | 573.2 |
| Soggetto topico | Human evolution |
| ISBN | 0-12-802693-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Basics in Human Evolution; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I - Positioning Human Evolution; Chapter 1 - Basic Evolutionary Theory; SYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; THE ORIGIN OF GENETIC VARIATION; VARIATION WITHIN POPULATIONS; GENETIC DRIFT; NATURAL SELECTION; LEVELS OF SELECTION; SPECIATION; FROM MICROEVOLUTION TO MACROEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY TODAY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design; SYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; A SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM; INTELLIGENT DESIGN; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Part II - Primates
Chapter 3 - Primate EvolutionSYNOPSIS; INTRODUCTION; EXTANT GROUPS OF PRIMATES; HIGHER-LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS; PRIMATES ON AN ASCENDING SCALE?; DEFINING FEATURES OF PRIMATES; FOSSIL PRIMATES; OVERALL EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Comparative Anatomy of Primates; SYNOPSIS; OSTEOLOGY; MYOLOGY; EXTERNAL FEATURES AND INTERNAL ORGANS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Primate Behavior; SYNOPSIS; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, PREDATION, AND GROUP LIVING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; DOMINANCE, LEVERAGE, AND POWER; THE "SOCIOECOLOGICAL MODEL" SEXUAL CONFLICT AND "INTERSEXUAL MUTUALISM"COOPERATION; SOCIALITY AND FITNESS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Primate Models for Human Evolution; SYNOPSIS; MODELS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION; DENTITION AND DIET; LOCOMOTION; HABITAT OF OUR EARLIEST ANCESTORS; THE MACAQUE MODEL; FOSSILS AND LIVING PRIMATES; MAN THE HUNTED; REFERENCES; Part III - Hominins; Chapter 7 - Early Hominin Ecology; SYNOPSIS; THE EARLY HOMININ RECORD; MACRO PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT; RECONSTRUCTING TERRESTRIAL HABITATS; GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; INFERRING HOMININ HABITATS AND ADAPTATIONS; LATE PLIOCENE ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS SUMMARY: THE LIMITS AND POTENTIAL OF OUR PALEOECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGEREFERENCES; Chapter 8 - Bipedalism; SYNOPSIS; HOW DO HUMANS WALK?; ANATOMICAL FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH BIPEDALISM; WHEN DID BIPEDALISM EVOLVE, AND WHAT EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF BIPEDALISM DID WE PASS THROUGH?; WHY DID BIPEDALISM EVOLVE?; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - Early Hominins; SYNOPSIS; TAXONOMY; PURPORTED EARLY HOMININ SPECIES; CONTEXT: CHIMPANZEE MORPHOLOGY; CONTEXT: MIDDLE MIOCENE APES; CONTEXT: LATE MIOCENE APES; THE MORPHOLOGY OF PURPORTED EARLY HOMININS; EARLY POSSIBLE HOMININS' ADAPTATIONS EARLY POSSIBLE HOMININS' PLACE IN NATUREREFERENCES; Chapter 10 - Australopithecines; SYNOPSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS BAHRELGHAZALI; AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS GARHI; KENYANTHROPUS (AUSTRALOPITHECUS) PLATYOPS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS SEDIBA; AUSTRALOPITHECINE ADAPTATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 11 - Early Pleistocene Homo; SYNOPSIS; DEFINING THE GENUS HOMO; HISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF EARLY HOMO FOSSILS; TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY IN THE GENUS HOMO; TAXONOMIC AND PHYLOGENETIC ISSUES: HOMO HABILIS AND HOMO RUDOLFENSIS PHYLETIC ORIGINS AND THE DATING OF EARLY HOMO |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819024403321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Academic Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behavioral ecology and the transition to agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Douglas J. Kennett, Bruce Winterhalder
| Behavioral ecology and the transition to agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Douglas J. Kennett, Bruce Winterhalder |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.3/64 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KennettDouglas J
WinterhalderBruce |
| Collana | Origins of Human Behavior and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Origin
Agriculture, Prehistoric Human behavior Human ecology Human evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-75943-4
9786612759437 0-520-93245-5 1-59875-917-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Behavioral Ecology and the Transition from Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture -- 2. A Future Discounting Explanation for the Persistence of a Mixed Foraging-Horticulture Strategy among the Mikea of Madagascar -- 3. Central Place Foraging and Food Production on the Cumberland Plateau, Eastern Kentucky -- 4. Aspects of Optimization and Risk During the Early Agricultural Period in Southeastern Arizona -- 5. A Formal Model for Predicting Agriculture among the Fremont -- 6. An Ecological Model for the Origins of Maize-Based Food Production on the Pacific Coast of Southern Mexico -- 7. The Origins of Plant Cultivation and Domestication in the Neotropics -- 8. Costly Signaling, the Sexual Division of Labor, and Animal Domestication in the Andean Highlands -- 9. Human Behavioral Ecology, Domestic Animals, and Land Use during the Transition to Agriculture in Valencia, Eastern Spain -- 10. Breaking the Rain Barrier and the Tropical Spread of Near Eastern Agriculture into Southern Arabia -- 11. The Emergence of Agriculture in New Guinea -- 12. The Ideal Free Distribution, Food Production, and the Colonization of Oceania -- 13. Human Behavioral Ecology and the Transition to Food Production -- 14. Agriculture, Archaeology, and Human Behavioral Ecology -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450208003321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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