The Cambridge dictionary of human biology and evolution /

Mai, Larry L.

The Cambridge dictionary of human biology and evolution / Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, M. Patricia Kersting. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xvii, 648 p. xvii, 648 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

A taxonomy of extinct primates -- A taxonomy of recent and extant primates -- Table of extant primate species -- A geological time scale -- Terrestrial chronology of the Pleistocene 'ice age' in the northern hemisphere -- Marine oxygen isotope chronology -- Anatomical landmarks, postcranial bones and major muscle groups -- Event timeline of human biology and evolution -- Tentative hominid phylogeny -- The Greek alphabet.

"The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution (CDHBE) is an invaluable research and study tool for both professionals and students covering a broad range of subjects within human biology, physical anthropology, anatomy, auxology, primatology, physiology, genetics, paleontology and zoology."--BOOK JACKET.

0521662508 9780521662505 0521664861 (pb.) 9780521664868 (pb.)


Human biology--Dictionaries.
Human evolution--Dictionaries.
Biology--English.--Dictionary
Evolution--English.--Dictionary
Anthropology, Physical--English.--Dictionary

R GN 281 / M217c 2005

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