Okładka książki - Biological Anthropology

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Biological Anthropology
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For undergraduate introductory physical anthropology, biological anthropology or human origins courses. The only book that integrates the foundations and the most current innovations in the field from the ground up. Over the past twenty years, this field has rapidly evolved from the study of physical anthropology into biological anthropology, incorporating the evolutionary biology of humankind based on information from the fossil record and the human skeleton, genetics of individuals and of populations, our primate relatives, human adaptation, and human behavior . Stanford combines the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the foundations of the field with the modern innovations and discoveries. Praised by students! "I am an Information Technology and Science major at the Pennsylvania State College. I am taking a introductory course in Anthropology and use your textbook by Stanford. I wanted to thank you for an excellent introductory textbook. As I study for my final today I am amazed at how easy it is to read and how it keeps my attention with stories and interesting facts. Unlike my other introductory texts, it does not assume a prior knowledge of the material or grammar associated with the subject. My final exam is still difficult and covers 8 chapters in the book, but it has been a pleasure studying with your book unlike other texts I have had to read. Thank you again for a great book!" Andrew PuschakPennsylvania State Integration of the foundations in the field with the most current innovations - helps students develop an appreciation for the excitement of discovery in biological anthropology.What content area is most important to you when considering textbooks? Genetics:Foundations - Mendelian Genetics (pp. 79-80 and p. 95); Adaptation and Adaptability (p.153).Innovations - Molecular Tools for Bioanthropological Research (p. 64); Chapter 16: The Evolution of Brain and Language (p. 446) ; Biocultural and Evolutionary Approaches to Disease (p. 481).Primatology:Foundations - The Primate Radiation (p. 164); Types of Nonhuman Primate Societies (p. 215); The Evolution of Primate Social Behavior (p. 221).Innovations - Primate Ecology (p. 196); Are Chimpanzees from Mars and Bonobos from Venus? (pp.222-223); Male Reproductive Strategies (p. 224). Paleoanthropology:Foundations - Early Primates of the Eocene (p. 273); Becoming a Biped (p. 300); Australopithecus and Kin (p. 329).Innovations - Molecular Evolution in Primates (p. 289); Primate Intelligence: Why are Humans So Smart? (p. 312); The First Hominids? (p. 324).Do you project slides or PowerPointŽ images in class?OneKey for professors and students - a one-stop shop, premium website for both professors and students. OneKey for instructors includes PowerPointŽ presentations, all of the instructor supplements, testing software, and an image bank. For students, OneKey will include an e-book tied to chapter assessment, animated graphics with assessment questions, flashcards, and chapter review quizzes. Students can access OneKey when professors order a special package of Biological Anthropology with a free OneKey access code wrapped with the text,OneKey helps professors save time in preparing for lecture and creating class assignments. OneKey helps students review the course material more effectively and focus their study time. How important is it that the authors of your textbook be active teachers and researchers?The authors are active teachers and researchers in the three main areas of biological anthropology: the human fossil record (Susan Antón), primate behavior and ecology (Craig Stanford), and human biology and the brain (John Allen). Provides students with a specialist's approach to each of the fields, affording students expert coverage in a rapidly changing field.How important are the text illustrations and maps to the study of biological anthropology?Excellent art program, created by scientific illustrators and reviewed by experts and a striking map program - specifically created for this book by Dorling Kindersley, a leading publisher of atlases for both the educational and consumer markets. Illustrations and maps play a major role as crucial learning tools in introductory biological anthropology. This text provides students with the best possible photos and drawings of every topic covered in the book, with many photographs taken in the field by one of the authors, with others contributed by biological anthropologists. The maps describe the geography of the concepts in the text to help students gain a better understanding of the material.