A Companion to Biological Anthropology

An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline. Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology Larsen has created a who's who of biological anthropology, with contributions from the leading authorities in the field Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the topics they write about Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and future directions within the area Presents coverage of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the subject

An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline.* Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology* Larsen has created a who's who of biological anthropology, with contributions from the leading authorities in the field* Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the topics they write about* Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and future directions within the area* Presents coverage of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the subject

List of Illustrations xList of Tables xviNotes on Contributors xviiAcknowledgments xxvIntroduction 1Part I History 111 History of Biological Anthropology 13Michael A. Little and Robert W. SussmanPart II The Present and the Living 392 Evolution: What It Means and How We Know 41Kenneth M. Weiss and Anne V. Buchanan3 Systematics, Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics: Ordering Life, Pastand Present 56Bernard A. Wood4 The Study of Human Population Genetics 74John H. Relethford5 Human Molecular Genetics: The DNA Revolution and Variation88Dennis H. O'Rourke6 Deconstructing Race: Racial Thinking, Geographic Variationand Implications for Biological Anthropology 104Rachel Caspari7 Growth, Development, Senescence, and Aging: A Life HistoryPerspective 124Douglas E. Crews and Barry Bogin8 Climate-Related Morphological Variation and PhysiologicalAdaptations in Homo sapiens 153Gary D. James9 Emerging Themes in Anthropology and Epidemiology: GeographicSpread, Evolving Pathogens, and Syndemics 167Lisa Sattenspiel and D. Ann Herring10 Demographic Estimation: Indirect Techniques forAnthropological Populations 179Timothy B. Gage11 Nutrition, Health, and Function 194Darna L. Dufour12 Ongoing Evolution in Humans 207Lorena Madrigal and Jessica Willoughby13 Primates Defined 222W. Scott McGraw14 Primate Behavior and Sociality 243Karen B. Strier15 Evolution of the Brain, Cognition, and Speech 258Dean FalkPart III The Past and the Dead 27316 Primate Origins: The Early Cenozoic Fossil Record 275Gregg F. Gunnell and Mary T. Silcox17 Catarrhine Cousins: The Origin and Evolution of Monkeys andApes of the Old World 295David R. Begun18 The Earliest Hominins 314Scott W. Simpson19 Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Early Members of theGenus Homo 341G. Philip Rightmire20 Species, Populations, and Assimilation in Later HumanEvolution 357Fred H. Smith21 Bioarchaeology: Health, Lifestyle, and Society in RecentHuman Evolution 379Clark Spencer Larsen and Phillip L. Walker22 Paleopathology: A Contemporary Perspective 395Jane E. Buikstra23 Issues in Forensic Anthropology 412Douglas H. Ubelaker24 Paleogenetics: Ancient DNA in Anthropology 427Frederika A. KaestlePart IV The Living and the Dead 44325 Diet Reconstruction and Ecology Using Stable Isotope Ratios445Margaret J. Schoeninger26 Current Concepts in Bone Biology 465James H. Gosman and Samuel D. Stout27 'Growing Planes': Incremental Growth Layers inthe Dental Enamel of Human Ancestors 485Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg28 Understanding Skull Function from a MechanobiologicalPerspective 501David J. Daegling29 Tooth Form and Function in Biological Anthropology 516Peter S. Ungar and Peter W. Lucas30 Locomotor Function across Primates (Including Humans)530Daniel L. GeboPart V Science and Education 54531 Science Education and Physical Anthropology 547Martin K. NickelsIndex 561