Human evolution

Human evolution: an introduction to man's adaptations

by Campbell, Bernard Grant

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In this new fourth edition, Campbell has revised and updated his classic introduction to the field. Human Evolution synthesizes the major findings of modern research and theory and presents a complete and integrated account of the evolution of human beings. New developments in microbiology and recent fossil records are incorporated into the enormous range of this volume, with the resulting text as lucid and comprehensive as earlier editions. -- Book News.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Human evolution : [an introduction to man's adaptations] / Bernard Campbell.

Summary

In this new fourth edition, Campbell has revised and updated his classic introduction to the field. Human Evolution synthesizes the major findings of modern research and theory and presents a complete and integrated account of the evolution of human beings. New developments in microbiology and recent fossil records are incorporated into the enormous range of this volume, with the resulting text as lucid and comprehensive as earlier editions. -- Book News.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009, ©1985, ©1998.
  • Edition:Fourth edition, second printing 2009

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xvii, 523 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780202020426, 020202041X, 9780202020419, 0202020428, 9780202020426
  • oclc:on1187206341

Table of Contents

Evolution and environment -- Progress in homeostasis -- Primate radiation -- Fossil evidence -- Body structure and posture -- Locomotion and the hindlimb -- Manipulation and the forelimb -- The head: function and structure -- Feeding, ecology, and behavior -- Reproduction, social structure, and the family -- Culture and society -- Human evolution.

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