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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Charles L. Nunn, Nunn Charles L.
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780226608990
• ISBN: 978-0-226-60899-0
• Pagine: 392
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Evolution / Evolutionary biology