How Humans Evolved - Couverture souple

Boyd, Robert; Silk, Joan B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393936775 ISBN 13 : 9780393936773

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2014

Synopsis

How Humans Evolved teaches the processes that shape human evolution with a unique blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics and behavioural ecology. The new edition continues to offer the most up-to-date research―in particular, significantly revised coverage of how recent discoveries are shaping our history of human evolution―while now giving you the best tools to engage your students in and out of the classroom.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Robert Boyd has written widely on evolutionary theory, focusing especially on the evolution of cooperation and the role of culture in human evolution. His book Culture and the Evolutionary Process received the J. I. Staley Prize, and he has also published numerous articles in scientific journals and edited volumes. Boyd is currently the Origins Professor in the School of Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University.

Joan B. Silk has conducted extensive research on the social lives of monkeys and apes, including extended fieldwork on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania and on baboons in Kenya and Botswana. She is also interested in the application of evolutionary thinking to human behavior. She has published numerous articles in scientific journals and edited volumes. She is currently a professor in the School of Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393936775
• ISBN 13: 9780393936773
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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