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Evaluating Evidence in Biological Anthropology
A critical assessment of how evidence in biological anthropology is discovered, collected and interpreted.
Bioarchaeology
A synthetic treatment of the study of human remains from archaeological contexts for current and future generations of bioarchaeologists.
Patterns of Human Growth
A revised edition of an established text on human growth and development from an anthropological and evolutionary perspective.
Reproduction and Adaptation
In the space of one generation major changes have begun to take place in the field of human reproduction. A rapid increase in the control of fertility and the understanding and treatment of sexual health issues have been accompanied by an emerging threat to reproductive function linked to increasing environmental pollution and dramatic changes in lifestyle. Organised around four key themes, this book provides a valuable review of some of the most important recent findings in human reproductive ecology. Major topics include the impact of the environment on reproduction, the role of physical activity and energetics in regulating reproduction, sexual maturation and ovulation assessment and demographic, health and family planning issues. Both theoretical and practical issues are covered, including the evolution and importance of the menopause and the various statistical methods by which researchers can analyse characteristics of the menstrual cycle in field studies.
The Bioarchaeology of Children
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The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness
Integrates medical and evolutionary data on the role of body fat in human biology, including the current obesity epidemic.
Consanguinity in Context
An essential guide to the sensitive topic of cousin marriage, examining its social, medical, political and legal connotations.
Applications of Biological Anthropology to Human Affairs
The unique contribution made by biological anthropology to human welfare lies in the fundamental understanding it can provide of the dynamic interrelationships between physical and social factors. By understanding these patterns, we can interpret the significance of variation in such measures of human well-being in terms of the incidence of disease and mortality rates. Topics covered in this book include reproductive ecology and fertility, nutritional status in relation to health, and the effects of pollution on individual growth. In later chapters, the concepts of physiological adaptation and Darwinian fitness and their relation to individual physical fitness are explored.
Macaque Societies
Animal and human societies are multifaceted. In order to understand how they have evolved, it is necessary to investigate each of the constituent facets including individual abilities and personalities, life-history traits, mating systems, demographic dynamics, gene flows, social relationships, ecology and phylogeny. By exploring the nature and evolution of macaque social organization, this book develops our knowledge of the rise of societies and their transformation during the course of evolution. Macaques are the most comprehensively studied of all monkey groups, and the 20 known species feature a broad diversity in their social relationships, making them a particularly good group for exploring the evolution of societies. This book will be of primary interest to those studying animal behaviour and primatology, but will also be useful to those involved in the study of human societies.
The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis
Synthesizes and re-examines the evolution of the human pelvis, which sits at the interface between locomotion and childbirth.
