Comparative Approach in Evolutionary Anthropology and Biology

Comparison is fundamental to evolutionary anthropology. This book provides an investigation of the comparative foundations of evolutionary anthropology in research, including studies of animal behavior, biodiversity, linguistic evolution, allometry, and cross-cultural variation.

About the author

Charles L. Nunn is associate professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is coeditor of Evolution of Sleep: Phylogenetic and Functional Perspectives and coauthor of Infectious Diseases in Primates: Behavior, Ecology and Evolution.

Summary

Comparison is fundamental to evolutionary anthropology. This book provides an investigation of the comparative foundations of evolutionary anthropology in research, including studies of animal behavior, biodiversity, linguistic evolution, allometry, and cross-cultural variation.

Product details

• Authors: Charles L. Nunn, Nunn Charles L.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780226608990
• ISBN: 978-0-226-60899-0
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Evolution / Evolutionary biology