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The comparative approach in evolutionary anthropology and biology

Charles L Nunn

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The comparative approach in evolutionary anthropology and biology
Autor: Charles L Nunn
Assuntos: Evolution (Biology); EVOLUÇÃO
Notas: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-363) and index.
Descrição: The importance of comparison -- Basic phylogenetic concepts and "tree thinking" -- Reconstructing ancestral states for discrete traits -- Reconstructing ancestral states for quantitative traits -- Modeling evolutionary change -- Correlated evolution and testing adaptive hypotheses -- Comparative methods to detect correlated evolutionary change -- Using trees to study biological and cultural diversification -- Size, allometry, and phylogeny -- Human cultural traits and linguistic evolution -- Behavior, ecology, and conservation of biological and cultural diversity -- Investigating evolutionary singularities -- Developing a comparative database and targeting future data collection -- Conclusions and future directions.
Editor: Chicago The University of Chicago Press
Data de criação/publicação: c2011
Formato: ix, 380 p ill., maps 24 cm.
Idioma: Inglês

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