Wiley-Blackwell student dictionary of human evolution

Once upon a time, say 50 years ago, the only background you needed in order to appreciate what was known about human evolution was a familiarity with a relatively sparse hominid fossil record, what limited information there was about the context of the sites, some knowledge of gross anatomy and simp...

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Otros Autores: Wood, Bernard A., editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons 2015.
Colección:Wiley ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Once upon a time, say 50 years ago, the only background you needed in order to appreciate what was known about human evolution was a familiarity with a relatively sparse hominid fossil record, what limited information there was about the context of the sites, some knowledge of gross anatomy and simple analytical methods, and an appreciation of general evolutionary principles. Times have changed. The fossil record has grown exponentially, imaging techniques have advanced dramatically, quantitative methods have burgeoned, molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of genetics, evolution.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781118335741
9781118335758