Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... species . The essence of organic evolution is its opportunism . A vast range of natural experiments is always being carried out , leading in- evitably to the modification and replacement of hith- erto highly adapted species ( Mayr 1982 ) ...
... species . The essence of organic evolution is its opportunism . A vast range of natural experiments is always being carried out , leading in- evitably to the modification and replacement of hith- erto highly adapted species ( Mayr 1982 ) ...
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... species shares the closest common ancestor . Finally , we zero in on the traits that distinguish human beings from apes . Those of you who feel uncomfortable about sharing ancestry with gorillas and chimpanzees may find the final part ...
... species shares the closest common ancestor . Finally , we zero in on the traits that distinguish human beings from apes . Those of you who feel uncomfortable about sharing ancestry with gorillas and chimpanzees may find the final part ...
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... species that maximize the rate of caloric return for the time spent foraging . There will always be at least one species that will be taken on encounter , namely , the one with the highest rate of caloric return for each hour of ...
... species that maximize the rate of caloric return for the time spent foraging . There will always be at least one species that will be taken on encounter , namely , the one with the highest rate of caloric return for each hour of ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
Copyright | |
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