Principles of Human Evolution
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: December 1, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 555
ISBN-13: 9780632047048
First sentence: As the train doors open at many stations on the London Underground, a disembodied voice can be heard saying "Mind the gap" to warn passengers that there is a larger than usual step between the train and the platform.
Description: "Principles of Human Evolution presents an in-depth introduction to paleoanthropology and the study of human evolution. Focusing on the fundamentals of evolutionary theory and molecular genetics approaches to important questions in the field, this timely textbook will help students gain a perspective on human evolution in the context of modern biological thinking."--Jacket.