Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis - An Integrative Approach

Synthesizes and re-examines the evolution of the human pelvis, which sits at the interface between locomotion and childbirth.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Pelvis anatomy; 2. Functional morphology; 3. Pelves of the hominin lineage; 4. Developmental biology of the pelvis; 5. Pelvis evolution as a function of evolutionary development; Conclusion; Appendix; Works cited; Index.

About the author

Cara M. Wall-Scheffler is Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, Seattle Pacific University. Her research interests focus around evolutionary tradeoffs throughout the human lineage with a particular interest in mobility strategies. She received the Frameshifter Award for her contributions to science and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on the evolution of human locomotion.Helen K. Kurki is Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her research investigates the factors that underlie morphological variation in the human skeleton, with a particular focus on the pelvis. She is currently exploring the use of 3D imaging to analyze the shape of skeletal elements throughout the growth period.Benjamin M. Auerbach is Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research has focused on understanding how global human morphological variation has evolved in relation to genetic trait covariances and in correspondence with environmental factors. He currently studies primate evolution through the use of quantitative genetics and biomechanics.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin M Auerbach, Benjamin M. Auerbach, Benjamin M. (University of Tennessee Auerbach, Auerbach Benjamin M., Helen K Kurki, Helen K. Kurki, Helen K. (University of Victoria Kurki, Cara M Wall-Scheffler, Cara M. Wall-Scheffler, Cara M. (Seattle Pacific Universit Wall-Scheffler, Cara M. (Seattle Pacific University) Wall-Scheffler
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781107199576
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19957-6
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology; Cambridge Studies in Biologica
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Evolution, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical, Human biology, Developmental biology, Evolution / Evolutionary biology