The comparative approach in evolutionary anthropology and biology
By: Charles L. Nunn
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780226608983; 9780226608990
Subjects: Evolution (Biology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references  (p. 323-363) and index.
Table of contents: title: The importance of comparison; title: Basic phylogenetic concepts and "tree thinking"; title: Reconstructing ancestral states for discrete traits; title: Reconstructing ancestral states for quantitative traits; title: Modeling evolutionary change; title: Correlated evolution and testing adaptive hypotheses; title: Comparative methods to detect correlated evolutionary change; title: Using trees to study biological and cultural diversification; title: Size, allometry, and phylogeny; title: Human cultural traits and linguistic evolution; title: Behavior, ecology, and conservation of biological and cultural diversity; title: Investigating evolutionary singularities; title: Developing a comparative database and targeting future data collection; title: Conclusions and future directions.