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Neandertal Skeletal Anatomy - Form, Function And Paleobiology

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 This volume explores Neandertal anatomy and biology, integrating over 150 years of research. It offers detailed, up-to-date insights through qualitative and quantitative analysis. An essential text for university courses, it provides a cohesive introduction, replacing multiple research articles with comprehensive and accessible synthesis.
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Human Behavioral Ecology

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 Human behavioural ecology examines the adaptive design of traits, behaviours, and life histories in an ecological context. With numerous ethnographic insights and field-based studies, this book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students as well as academics interested in the social and biological sciences.
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Human Behavioral Ecology

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 Human behavioural ecology examines the adaptive design of traits, behaviours, and life histories in an ecological context. With numerous ethnographic insights and field-based studies, this book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students as well as academics interested in the social and biological sciences.
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The Bioarchaeology Of Cardiovascular Disease

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 Evidence for cardiovascular diseases found with ancient skeletons and mummies shows that they are not just a modern phenomenon. Presenting relevant case studies and methodologies, this volume will appeal to researchers and graduate students in bioarchaeology, medical anthropology and medicine as well as anybody interested in the history of disease.
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World Archaeoprimatology - Interconnections Of Humans And Nonhuman Primates In The Past

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 This edited volume is the first compendium of archaeoprimatological studies. Written by a culturally diverse group of scholars, it explores the relationships between humans and nonhuman primates from deep in time to more recent historical times. It will interest researchers and graduate students in primatology, bioanthropology and zooarchaeology.
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Colobines - Natural History, Behaviour And Ecological Diversity

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 Colobine monkeys are a frequently overlooked group of primates, yet they exhibit extraordinary behavioural and ecological diversity and are highly threatened. Bringing together international experts, this book summarizes current knowledge, appealing to researchers and graduate students in primatology, biological anthropology and conservation.
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Primate Research And Conservation In The Anthropocene

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 This book is a holistic treatment of primate conservation research. Featuring a range of personal narratives, researchers reveal their motivations and strategies for confronting the threats pushing primates towards extinction. It will appeal to anyone interested in wildlife conservation who wants to learn about research methods and motivations.
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Primate And Human Evolution

by Susan (Rutgers University, New Jersey) Cachel

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 Written for students and researchers interested in how primates, including ourselves, evolved, Primate and Human Evolution explores evolutionary anthropology from a broad comparative perspective, and presents a new model of human origins that does not depend solely on global climatic change.
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The Foragers Of Point Hope - The Biology And Archaeology Of Humans On The Edge Of The Alaskan Arctic

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 Written for archaeologists and biological anthropologists, both at academic and professional levels, this integrative volume brings together evidence from archaeological excavations and human skeletal remains to document how past cultures and peoples successfully lived and interacted in the Arctic environment of Point Hope, as well as Alaska as a whole.
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Primate Parasite Ecology - The Dynamics And Study Of Host-Parasite Relationships

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 Monkeys and apes often share parasites with humans, so understanding the ecology of infectious diseases in non-human primates is of paramount importance. Written for researchers, this book provides up-to-date information on methods of study, natural history and ecology/theory of the exciting field of primate parasite ecology.
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The Dwarf And Mouse Lemurs Of Madagascar - Biology, Behavior And Conservation Biogeography Of The Cheirogaleidae

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 Uniting contributions from international experts, this first ever volume on the Cheirogaleidae family reviews their behaviour, physiology, ecology, genetics and biogeography in one comprehensive volume. Featuring previously unpublished research, this unique book will encourage further exploration of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.
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The Evolutionary Biology Of Human Body Fatness - Thrift And Control

by Jonathan C. K. (Institute Of Child Health, University College London) Wells

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 Timely analysis of medical and evolutionary data to address the role body fat has played in human biology, including in the current obesity epidemic. Obesity researchers from human biologists and anthropologists to health professionals will benefit from this comprehensive evolutionary approach to examining human body composition.
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Monkeys On The Edge - Ecology And Management Of Long-Tailed Macaques And Their Interface With Humans

by Agustin (University Of Notre Dame, Indiana) Fuentes

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 A key resource for those working to understand macaque populations and their overlap with human societies, this book provides the first detailed look at research on this ubiquitous but underexplored species. It explores the contexts and consequences of human-macaque sympatry and discusses innovative programs to resolve human-macaque conflict in Asia.
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Consanguinity In Context

by Alan H. (Edith Cowan University, Western Australia) Bittles

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 Consanguinity in Context will appeal to a wide readership, from clinicians and geneticists to anthropologists and social scientists. Written in an approachable manner, with excellent illustrations and relevant background information, this book is the essential guide to the controversial medical and social issue of intra-familial marriage.
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Demography And Evolutionary Ecology Of Hadza Hunter-Gatherers

by Nicholas (University Of California, Los Angeles) Blurton Jones

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 Blurton Jones interweaves data from ecology, demography and evolutionary ecology to present a comprehensive analysis of the Hadza tribe. Discussion centres on expansion of the adaptationist perspective beyond topics customarily studied in human behavioural ecology, to interpret a wider range of anthropological concepts.
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Bioarchaeological And Forensic Perspectives On Violence - How Violent Death Is Interpreted From Skeletal Remains

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 Skeletonized human remains are often the only biological evidence for interpreting violent interactions in the past (by bioarchaeologists) and the present (by forensic anthropologists). Experts in bone analysis reveal how bone trauma is reconstructed. Case studies highlight methods for reading the bones and interpreting the violent encounters that took place.
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Studies In Forensic Biohistory - Anthropological Perspectives

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 For decades anthropologists and other scientists have participated in 'post-mortem dissections' of the lives of historical figures, identifying and analyzing bodies. Presenting relevant case studies, this book examines the role of the anthropologist in the writing of histories about the famous and infamous dead and how those histories reflect contemporary social interests.
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The Colobines - Natural History, Behaviour And Ecological Diversity

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 Colobine monkeys are a frequently overlooked group of primates, yet they exhibit extraordinary behavioural and ecological diversity and are highly threatened. Bringing together international experts, this book summarizes current knowledge, appealing to researchers and graduate students in primatology, biological anthropology and conservation.
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Patterns Of Human Growth

by Barry (Loughborough University) Bogin

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 This completely revised third edition covers the evolution of the human growth pattern, the biocultural factors that direct its expression, and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that regulate individual development. It is focused towards students in anthropology, economics, psychology, public health, epidemiology, paediatrics and education.
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Anthropological Perspectives On Tooth Morphology - Genetics, Evolution, Variation

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 The follow-up companion to The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth (Cambridge, 1997), this volume focuses on applied dental research. It starts with a cutting-edge section on genetics, and continues with a series of case studies demonstrating the utility of morphological analysis in fossil hominin and more recent populations (and individuals).
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The Monkeys Of Stormy Mountain - 60 Years Of Primatological Research On The Japanese Macaques Of Arashiyama

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 Through a historical perspective on the long-studied Arashiyama population of Japanese macaques, this book reviews the range of current primatological research topics, including life history, sexual, social and cultural behaviour and ecology. It highlights the historic value of the Arashiyama group and illustrates its continuing importance with significant new research.
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Biodemography Of Subsistence Farming - Population, Food And Family

by James W. Wood

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 An interdisciplinary perspective on preindustrial agriculture that combines insights from ecology and demography, this book explores the strengths and limitations of traditional farming. A valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in biological, physical and cultural anthropology, natural resource management, agriculture and ecology.
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Evolution, Ecology And Conservation Of Lorises And Pottos

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 This book introduces students and researchers to the morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, ecology and conservation of lorisid primates, a group more well-known from videos on social media than their behaviour in the wild and by their unique evolutionary adaptations. A must-have on any primatology, biological anthropology or conservation reading list.
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Evolutionary Biology Of The Human Pelvis - An Integrative Approach

by Benjamin M. Auerbach, Cara M. Wall-Scheffler e Helen K. Kurki

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 A novel synthesis of information relating to the biology, function and evolution of the human pelvis, which is crucial for both locomotion and childbirth. It collates evidence concerning comparative anatomy, clinical and experimental studies, and quantitative evolutionary models, and provides an assessment of existing paradigms of pelvic evolution.
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