Classification and Human Evolution

Author:   Sherwood L. Washburn
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
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Pages:   382
Publication Date:   15 July 2007
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Author:   Sherwood L. Washburn
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   AldineTransaction
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780202309354


ISBN 10:   0202309355
Pages:   382
Publication Date:   15 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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The Meaning of Taxonomic Statements; East African Fossil Hominoidea And The Classification Within This Super-Family 1; 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 Hominids; Behavior and Human Evolution; Man’s Place in the Phylogeny of the Primates as Reflected in Serum Proteins; 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 1; Psychological Definitions of Man; The Taxonomic Evaluation of Fossil Hominids; Genetic Entities in Hominid Evolution

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An important contribution, for clarification of the language by which the history of life is recounted must remain of fundamental importance as long as men wish to speak about the substrate from which they arose. --E. L. Simons, Science


An important contribution, for clarification of the language by which the history of life is recounted must remain of fundamental importance as long as men wish to speak about the substrate from which they arose. --E. L. Simons, Science</em></p>


-An important contribution, for clarification of the language by which the history of life is recounted must remain of fundamental importance as long as men wish to speak about the substrate from which they arose.---E. L. Simons, Science


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Sherwood L. Washburn (1911-2000) was professor of physical anthropology in the University of California at Berkeley. He was the recipient of the Huxley Medal in 1967 and the American Anthropological Association Distinguished Service Award in 1983.

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