Human Evolution: Trails from the Past
Author:   Camilo J. Cela-Conde ,  Francisco J. Ayala
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198567806


Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Camilo J. Cela-Conde ,  Francisco J. Ayala
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.968kg
ISBN:  

9780198567806


ISBN 10:   0198567804
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Evolution, Genetics, and Systematics 2: The Evolution of Hominoids 3: The Hominin Lineage 4: Miocene and Pliocene Genera and Species 5: Pliocene Hominins: South Africa and the Rift Valley 6: The Pliocene Cladogenesis-Paranthropus vs. Homo 7: The Radiation of Homo 8: Evolutionary Characteristics of the erectus Grade 9: The Late Pleistocene Transition 10: The Uniqueness of Being Human

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The book has the character of a treatise on human evolution, well documented and advanced on the numerous topics Fiorenzo Facchini History Philosophy and Life Science ...a superb volume that is intended as a textbook for courses in human evolution at the upper-division undergraduate or graduate level...it is rich in detail and up to date in its coverage. Elof Axel Carlson Quarterly Review of Biology ...this book is an attractive selection as a primary text in any human evolution course... Ian Tattersall BioScience


The book has the character of a treatise on human evolution, well documented and advanced on the numerous topics Fiorenzo Facchini History Philosophy and Life Science ...a superb volume that is intended as a textbook for courses in human evolution at the upper-division undergraduate or graduate level...it is rich in detail and up to date in its coverage. Elof Axel Carlson Quarterly Review of Biology ...this book is an attractive selection as a primary text in any human evolution course... Ian Tattersall BioScience


Author Information

Camilo J. Cela-Conde is Director of the Laboratory of Human Systematics and Professor at the University of Islas Baleares (Spain). He is a Fellow (elected 1999) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is author of two books on human evolution, plus a dozen more books on fiction, biography, essay, and science. He has published numerous articles in scientific journals, mostly related to anthropology and human evolution Francisco J. Ayala is University Professor and Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He was awarded the U.S. National Medal of Science for 2001. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and of Academies of Science from Italy, Russia, Spain and other countries. He has received numerous awards and gold medals, as well as honorary degrees from six countries.

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