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A valuable resource for you Biological Anthropology lab Method and Practice in Biological Anthropology: A Workbook and Laboratory Manual for Introductory Courses complements a wide variety of introductory level laboratory courses in biological anthropology. It easily functions with a well-equipped laboratory, or it may be used as a primary source of photos and/or exercises, providing optimum flexibility to suit most laboratory environments. The book is organized into four sections, to reflect the organization of the typical introductory biological anthropology course: genetics and evolution, the human skeleton, non human primates, and our fossil ancestors. MySearchLab is a part of the Hens program. Research and writing tools, including access to academic journals, help students explore biological anthropology in even greater depth. To provide students with flexibility, students can download the eText to a tablet using the free Pearson eText app. NOTE:

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Author:   Samantha Hens
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 10.00cm , Height: 10.00cm , Length: 10.00cm
Weight:   0.100kg
ISBN:  

9780133825862

ISBN 10:   0133825868
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   02 September 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Loose-leaf
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Brief Contents PART 1: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION Chapter 1. The Scientific Method Chapter 2. Cell Biology and DNA Chapter 3. Principles of Inheritance Chapter 4. Human Variation Chapter 5. Hardy-Weinberg: Genetics of Populations PART 2: THE HUMAN SKELETON Chapter 6. Introduction to the Human Skeleton Chapter 7. The Appendicular Skeleton Chapter 8. The Axial Skeleton Chapter 9. Human Variation and Forensic Anthropology PART 3: THE NON-HUMAN PRIMATES Chapter 10. Primate Classification Chapter 11. Comparative Primate Anatomy Chapter 12. Primate Behavior PART 4: HUMAN ANCESTORS Chapter 13. The Bipedal Adaptation and Our Earliest Ancestors Chapter 14. The Rise of the Genus Homo Chapter 15. Later Homo and Modern Human Origins

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Samantha Hens is an associate professor of anthropology at California State University in Sacramento. Her research interests cover an array of topics in biological anthropology including osteology and skeletal biology, skeletal growth and development, morphometrics, functional anatomy, human evolution and forensic anthropology. She has published several journal articles on stature estimation in fossil hominids and sex estimation from the human pelvis and skull. Her most recent area of study has focused on three-dimensional analyses of growth and the development of sexual dimorphism in orangutan crania, and comparisons of sexual dimorphism between the orangutan and the gorilla. Samantha received the Outstanding Teacher Award in her college in 2006. She lives in northern California where she actively enjoys the outdoors and practices yoga.

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