The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 6/23/2005
EAN 9780521664868, ISBN10: 0521664861
Paperback, 668 pages, 24.9 x 18 x 4.1 cm
Language: English
The Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution (DHBE) is an invaluable research and study tool for both professionals and students covering a broad range of subjects within human biology, physical anthropology, anatomy, auxology, primatology, physiology, genetics, paleontology and zoology. Packed with 13000 descriptions of terms, specimens, sites and names, DHBE also includes information on over 1000 word roots, taxonomies and reference tables for extinct, recent and extant primates, geological and oxygen isotope chronologies, illustrations of landmarks, bones and muscles and an illustration of current hominid phylogeny, making this a must-have volume for anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution. DHBE is especially complete in its inventory of archaeological sites and the best-known hominid specimens excavated from them, but also includes up-to-date information on terms such as in silico, and those relating to the rapidly developing fields of human genomics.
Preface and acknowledgements
Word roots
A-Z listing of terms
Appendix I. Taxonomy of extinct primates
Appendix II. Taxonomy of recent and extant primates
Appendix III. Reference table of extant primate species
Appendix IV. Geological time scale
Appendix V. Terrestrial chronology of the Pleistocene 'Ice Age' in the northern hemisphere
Appendix VI. Marine oxygen isotope chronology
Appendix VII. Illustrations of anatomical landmarks, postcranial bones and muscle groups, cranial bones and muscle groups
Appendix VIII. Event timeline of human biology and evolution
Appendix IX. Tentative human phylogeny.
'... invaluable reference tool for anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution ... for readers with little knowledge of these subjects it usefully defines core terms used in human ecology and evolution.' Reference Reviews