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Anthro 130: Physical Anthropology

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Anthro 130: Physical Anthropology

This text examines the evolution of the human species and non-human primates primarily from the biological perspective. Topics include human heredity and population genetics, primate behavior and conservation, the human fossil record, and modern human variation.

Social Sciences
Author
Sarah Etheredge
Publisher
College of the Canyons
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 123 sections
  1. 01: Introduction To The Operator Certification
  2. 1.1: The Four Subfields
  3. 1.2: The Process of Science
  4. 1.3: The Scientific Method
  5. 1.4: Types of Science
  6. 02: Darwin and the Diversity of Life
  7. 2.1: The Diversity of Life
  8. 2.2: Evolution
  9. 2.3: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
  10. 2.4: Evidence of Evolution
  11. 2.5: Misconceptions of Evolution
  12. 2.6: Processes and Patterns of Evolution
  13. 2.7: Sources
  14. 03: Cell biology
  15. 3.01: Cells as Building Blocks
  16. 3.02: DNA
  17. 3.03: Basics of DNA Replication
  18. 3.04: DNA and Protein Synthesis
  19. 3.05: Chromosomes and DNA
  20. 3.06: Cell Division
  21. 3.07: Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
  22. 3.08: Homologous Recombination
  23. 3.09: Disorders in Chromosome Number
  24. 3.10: Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements
  25. 3.11: Genetics
  26. 3.12: Punnett Squares
  27. 3.13: ABO Blood Type
  28. 3.14: Sources
  29. 04: Population Genetics
  30. 4.01: Planning the Design of a Water Distribution System
  31. 4.02: Distribution System Layout
  32. 4.03: Distribution Design Configurations
  33. 4.04: Network Analysis
  34. 4.05: Mapping (Plans)
  35. 4.06: Sample Questions
  36. 4.07: Genetic Drift
  37. 4.08: Gene Flow
  38. 4.09: Mutation
  39. 4.10: Additional Forces of Evolution - Nonrandom Mating
  40. 4.11: Environmental Variance
  41. 4.12: Hardy-Weinberg Equation to Test for Evolution
  42. 4.13: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
  43. 4.14: Sources
  44. 05: Human Variation
  45. 5.01: The Concept of Race - Introduction
  46. 5.02: Reason for Race, Not Justification
  47. 5.03: Evolution of Skin Color
  48. 5.04: Sex and Gender
  49. 5.05: Genetics of Homosexuality, Transgender and Intersex
  50. 5.06: Human Growth and Development - What Can Bones Tell Us?
  51. 5.07: Young or Old?
  52. 5.08: Clues in the Pelvis
  53. 5.09: Ancestry
  54. 5.10: Human or Non-Human?
  55. 5.11: Forensic Anthropology
  56. 5.12: Forensic Facial Reconstruction
  57. 5.13: A Modern Forensic Case File
  58. 5.14: Sources
  59. 06: The Primates
  60. 6.01: Introduction
  61. 6.02: From the Beginning - Evolution of Mammals
  62. 6.03: Early Mammals: Monotremes
  63. 6.04: Marsupials
  64. 6.05: Lactation
  65. 6.06: Body Temperature
  66. 6.07: Placental Mammals
  67. 6.08: Taxonomy
  68. 6.09: Phylogenetic Trees
  69. 6.10: Order Primates
  70. 6.11: Social Behavior and Intelligence
  71. 6.12: Studying Primates
  72. 6.13: Sources
  73. 07: Primate Intelligence and Conservation
  74. 7.01: Vocal Communication and Language
  75. 7.02: Primate Brain
  76. 7.03: Conservation of Biodiversity
  77. 7.04: Threats to Primates
  78. 7.05: Early Life History Theories - K-selected and r-selected Species
  79. 7.06: Modern Life History Theory
  80. 7.07: Types of Natural Resources
  81. 7.08: The Role of Captive Breeding
  82. 7.09: Water Conservation
  83. 7.10: Sources
  84. 08: Fossils and Early Primates
  85. 8.1: Fossils
  86. 8.2: Evolution and the Tree of Life
  87. 8.3: Bipedalism
  88. 8.4: Brain Size
  89. 8.5: Free Hands
  90. 8.6: Tool Use
  91. 8.7: Chronology and Dating Methods
  92. 8.8: Early Primate Evolution
  93. 8.9: Sources
  94. 09: Bipedalism and Human Evolution
  95. 9.01: What is a Hominin?
  96. 9.02: Evolution of Bipedalism
  97. 9.03: Bipedal Anatomy
  98. 9.04: Very Early Hominins
  99. 9.05: Earliest Bipeds
  100. 9.06: Early Hominins - Genus Australopithecus
  101. 9.07: Kenyanthropus platyops
  102. 9.08: Australopithecus gahri
  103. 9.09: Australopithecus Sediba
  104. 9.10: A Dead End - Genus Paranthropus
  105. 9.11: Sources
  106. 10: Genus Homo Early Members
  107. 10.1: Early Hominins - Genus Homo
  108. 10.2: New Discovery - Homo naledi
  109. 10.3: Sources
  110. 11: Genus Homo and Homo sapiens
  111. 11.1: Homo heidelbergensis
  112. 11.2: Denisovans
  113. 11.3: Homo Neanderthalensis
  114. 11.4: Humans - Homo sapiens
  115. 11.5: Sources
  116. 12: Homo sapiens our History and our Future
  117. Behavior
  118. 12.2: The Beringians
  119. 12.3: Are Humans Still Evolving?
  120. 12.4: Agriculture and its Effect on Humans
  121. 12.5: Evolution and Human Health - Balanced Polymorphisms
  122. 12.6: Humans’ Future - Climate Change
  123. 12.7: Sources