The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution / Edition 1

by Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, M. Patricia Kersting

Overview

Packed with 13000 descriptions of terms, specimens, sites and names, this invaluable research and study tool covers a broad range of subjects including human biology, physical anthropology, primatology, physiology, genetics, paleontology and zoology. The volume also includes over 1000 word roots, taxonomies and reference tables for extinct, recent and extant primates, and illustrations of landmarks, bones and muscles. It is essential for students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521664868
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/23/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	668
Product dimensions:	7.05(w) x 9.76(h) x 1.57(d)

About the Author

LARRY L. MAI is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach

MARCUS YOUNG OWL is a Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach.

M. PATRICIA KERSTING is an Editor at the Audio-Digest Foundation in California.

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements; Word roots; A-Z listing of terms; Appendix I. Taxonomy of extinct primates; Appendix II. Taxonomy of recent and extant primates; Appendix III. Reference table of extant primate species; Appendix IV. Geological time scale; Appendix V. Terrestrial chronology of the Pleistocene 'Ice Age' in the northern hemisphere; Appendix VI. Marine oxygen isotope chronology; Appendix VII. Illustrations of anatomical landmarks, postcranial bones and muscle groups, cranial bones and muscle groups; Appendix VIII. Event timeline of human biology and evolution; Appendix IX. Tentative human phylogeny.

Editorial Reviews

"This is a scholar,y work that is suitable for students and professionals. It covers a particular area that is not often covered, and contains some terms not found in medical or general biology dictionaries. Therefore, it fills a need. This work is strongly recommended for academic libraries."
American Reference Books Annual

"...a very useful book for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals who need to fill in a term or two for a lecture on topics not completely within their grasp. There is so much includedin the book ... an immensely useful resource for instant illumination. The price of the paperback is entirely reasonable, given the huge number of topics covered. in short, this dictionary is highly recommended."
American Journal of Human Biology

"The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution is an excellent research and study tool both for professionals of different disciplines such as anatomy, primatology, human biology, physical anthropology, physiology, auxology, genetics, paleontology, and zoology, and for students... the book will [certainly become] a "must-have" volume."
Kurt W. Alt, Journal of Comparative Human Biology

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