Annual Editions

2010年Angeloni Elvio編著圖書。

基本介紹

• 中文名稱：Annual Editions
• 定價：$51.98
• 作者：Angeloni Elvio
• 出版日期：2010-10
• ISBN：9780078050695

目錄

Annual Editions: Physical Anthropology 11/12

Preface

Correlation Guide

Topic Guide

Internet References

UnitOverview

1. Was Darwin Wrong?, David Quammen,November 2004is not just an ephemeral guess, but isthat has come to be critically important toand2. The Facts of Evolution, Michael Shermer, fromHenry Hold & Co., 2006is rooted in a rich array of data from the past. While the specifics of evolution are still being studied and unraveled, the general theory is thetests spanning the past century and a half.3. Evolution in Action, Jonathan Weiner,November 2005More than 250 scientists around the world areSome of the most dramatic cases are those that result from thethat human beings are imposing on the planet.4. The Other Darwinism, Franz de Waal, fromHarmony Books, 2009Some have interpreted Darwin’sas a validation of dog-eat-dogFranz de Waal cautions that while competition is a factor in how evolution works, so are5. The Latest Face of Creationism, Glenn Branch and Eugenie C. Scott,January 2009have longthein the classroom. Because of a series oftheirhave had to evolve from promoting their own perspective to6. Why Should Students Learn Evolution?, Brian J. Alters and Sandra M. Alters,Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2001In explaining how organisms of today got to be the way they are, thehelps us to make sense of theand explains relationships among species. It is anwithin which scientists organize and interpretand make

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7. The 2% Difference, Robert Sapolsky,April 2006Now that scientists have decoded thewe know that we shareSo how can we be so different? The answer lies in the fact that amake for some8. The Mind of the Chimpanzee, Jane Goodall, fromHoughton Mifflin, 1990It has long been recognized that the differences in anatomy and physiology between apes and humans is only a matter of degree. Because of the work of Jane Goodall, we have come to realize that there is continuity in theandas well.9. Got Culture?, Craig Stanford, fromBasic Books, 2001The study of theof thenot only sharpens our understanding of our uniqueness as humans, but it also suggests anof thethat we and the chimpanzees have in common.10. Dim Forest, Bright Chimps, Christophe Boesch and Hedwige Boesch-Achermann,September 1991Contrary to expectations, forest-dwellingseem to be more committed toandthan are savanna chimpanzees. Such findings may have implications for the understanding of the course of human evolution.11. Thinking Like a Monkey, Jerry Adler,January 2008Sometimes, rather than simply observing primates, researchers try to decipher theirby subjecting them toIn this case, the issue has to do with whetherhave a12. Why Are Some Animals So Smart?, Carel Van Schaik,April 2006Observations ofin the wild show that the more individuals have anthe moreandthey become.13. A Telling Difference, Stephen R. Anderson,November 2004Some animals, such as the bonobo namedhave amazingbut evidence that they are capable oflike humans is lacking.

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14. What Are Friends For?, Barbara Smuts,February 1987An understanding ofthat exist among baboons is not only destroying our stereotypes about monkeys in the wild, but is also calling into question the traditional views concerning thebetween thein early hominid evolution.15. Face-Offs of the Female Kind, Marina Cords,September 2008Among theof Western Kenya,reveal some rather peculiar group dynamics. For one thing,and for another,when the group splits into two.16. What’s Love Got to Do with It?: Sex among Our Closest Relatives Is a Rather Open Affair, Meredith F. Small,June 1992Theuse of sex to reduce tension and to formis raising some interesting questions regarding human evolution. Does this behavior help to explain the origin of ourOr should we see it as just another primate aberration that occurred after the split from the human lineage?17. Mothers and Others, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy,May 2001In many species, including our own,in rearing their offspring by others. The more we adhere to this evolutionary heritage ofthe more likely we are to raise

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18. The Woman Who Shook up Man’s Family Tree, Donald C. Johanson and Kate Wong, fromHarmony Books, 2009Don Johanson and Kate Wong show thatis a daunting task. It requires sufficient financial support, access to promisingin remote areas,among a variety of specialists,and that most elusive quality of all—19. The Human Family’s Earliest Ancestors, Ann Gibbons,March 2010A rare hominid skeleton from 4.4 million years ago displays some surprising features, such as a skull and pelvis that hint atcombined with hands and feet that showIs she our direct ancestor or an early offshoot?20. Scavenger Hunt, Pat Shipman,April 1984Microscopic analyses of tooth wear and cut marks on bones, combined with an increased understanding of the advantages ofpoint in the direction of amodel rather than21. The Scavenging of "Peking Man," Noel T. Boaz and Russell L. Ciochon,March 2001in China is the site of the cave that yielded the first, and the still largest, cache of fossils ofIn the process of applyingto the evidence, the authors try to determine whether these relatives of ours usedand whether they wereor22. Missing Persons? Missing No Longer, Richard Dawkins, fromFree Press, 2009As thebecomes more complete, it is increasingly difficult to pigeonhole particular specimens intoThis is as it should be, s...