| Description |
vii, 437 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Oxford biology |
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Oxford biology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-417) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface : Homo sapiens, the rational animal -- Evolution, genetics, and systematics -- The evolution of hominoids -- The hominin lineage -- Miocene and Pliocene genera and species -- Pliocene hominins : South Africa and the Rift Valley -- The Pliocene cladogenesis : paranthropus versus homo -- The radiation of homo -- Evolutionary characteristics of the erectus grade -- The late-Pleistocene transition -- The uniqueness of being human. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Fossil hominids.
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Paleoanthropology.
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Human evolution.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ayala, Francisco Jose, 1934-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0198567790 (hbk.) |
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0198567804 (pbk.) |
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9780198567790 (hbk.) |
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9780198567806 (pbk.) |
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