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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 non controllato |
agriculture
andes animal domestication arabia archaeology arizona cumberland domestic animals early civilization ecology environment food production foraging fremont hbe highlands history human behavior human behavioral ecology hunting and gathering indigenous culture indigenous people land use madagascar maize mikea neotropics new guinea nonfiction oceania pacific coast plant domestication rain barrier science valencia wild animals |
| 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-9910783669803321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.]
| Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZederMelinda A |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants, Cultivated - Genetics
Plant remains (Archaeology) Domestic animals - Genetics Animal remains (Archaeology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
andes animal domestication anthropology archaeology banana camelids cassava cattle chives domestic pets donkeys farming fertile crescent foraging genetics goats herbs history horses human behavior hunter gatherer indigenous culture indigenous people maize mesopotamia molecular biology natural world nature nonfiction olives pig plant domestication science sheep social development social history squash starch grain tropical america tubers |
| ISBN |
1-282-35893-6
1-4237-8965-2 9786612358937 0-520-93242-0 1-60129-382-8 |
| Classificazione | WG 9300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- List Of Tables -- List Of Figures -- 1. Documenting Domestication: Bringing Together Plants, Animals, Archaeology, And Genetics -- 2. Documenting Domesticated Plants In The Archaeological Record -- 3. Seed Size Increase As A Marker Of Domestication In Squash (Cucurbita Pepo) -- 4. A Morphological Approach To Documenting The Domestication Of Chenopodium In The Andes -- 5. Identifying Manioc (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) And Other Crops In Pre-Columbian Tropical America Through Starch Grain Analysis: A Case Study From Central Panama -- 6. Phytolith Evidence For The Early Presence Of Domesticated Banana (Musa) In Africa -- 7. Documenting The Presence Of Maize In Central And South America Through Phytolith Analysis Of Food Residues -- 8. Genetic Data And Plant Domestication -- 9. DNA Sequence Data And Inferences On Cassava's Origin Of Domestication -- 10. Relationship Between Chinese Chive (Allium Tuberosum) And Its Putative Progenitor A. Ramosum As Assessed By Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) -- 11. Using Multiple Types Of Molecular Markers To Understand Olive Phylogeography -- 12. Origins Of Polyploid Crops: The Example Of The Octoploid Tuber Crop Oxalis Tuberosa -- 13. Archaeological Approaches To Documenting Animal Domestication -- 14. A Critical Assessment Of Markers Of Initial Domestication In Goats (Capra Hircus) -- 15. The Domestication Of The Pig (Sus Scrofa): New Challenges And Approaches -- 16. The Domestication Of South American Camelids: A View From The South-Central Andes -- 17. Early Horse Domestication On The Eurasian Steppe -- 18. Documenting Domestication: Reading Animal Genetic Texts -- 19. Genetic Analysis Of Dog Domestication -- 20. Origins And Diffusion Of Domestic Goats Inferred From DNA Markers: Example Analyses Of mtDNA, Y Chromosome, And Microsatellites -- 21. Mitochondrial DNA Diversity In Modern Sheep: Implications For Domestication -- 22. Genetics And Origins Of Domestic Cattle -- 23. Genetic Analysis Of The Origins Of Domestic South American Camelids -- 24. Genetic Documentation Of Horse And Donkey Domestication -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783668603321 |
| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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