A Companion To Anthropological Genetics

Author : Dennis H. O'Rourke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118768983

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A Companion to Anthropological Genetics by Dennis H. O'Rourke Pdf

Explore the latest research in anthropological genetics and understand the genome’s role in cultural and social development A Companion to Anthropological Genetics illustrates the role of genetic analysis in advancing the modern study of human origins, populations, evolution, and diversity. Broad in scope, this essential reference work establishes and explores the relationship between genetic research and the major questions of anthropological study. Through contributions by leading researchers, this collection explores molecular genetics and evolutionary mechanisms in the context of macro- and microevolution, paleontology, phylogeny, diet, and disease, with detailed explanations of quantitative methods, including coalescent and approximate Bayesian computation. With an emphasis on contextualizing new and developing genetic research within anthropological frameworks, this text offers critical perspective on the conditions of molecular evolution that accompany cultural and social transformation, while also addressing critical disciplinary questions, such as the ethical issues surrounding ancestry testing and community-based genetic research. Acts as an essential reference on the contributions of genetic science to the field of anthropology Features new work by leading researchers of the field Explores the evolution of immunity, including the genetics and epigenetics of pathogens, chronic illness, and disease resistance Provides in-depth examination of mutation and dietary adaptation, including AMY1, lactase persistence, and sensory polymorphisms Explains essential quantitative and phylogenetic methods for aligning genomic analysis with evolution and migration time scales Offering thorough coverage on leading questions and developing research, A Companion to Anthropological Genetics is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars.

Author : James H. Mielke
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461330844

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Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics by James H. Mielke Pdf

The papers in this volume were presented as part of the University of Kansas Department of Anthropology Distinguished Lecture Program on Anthro pological Genetics. Consecutively, each contributor spent approximately a week on the campus at Lawrence participating in a seminar. The contributors to this volume were not on campus at one time, but visited us on alternating weeks; hence, a symposium-type interchange was not possible between all participants. However, the students and faculty of Kansas University acted as a sounding board. This volume can be considered a companion and continuation of Methods and Theories of Anthropological Genetics, which was based upon a symposium on the state of the art in 1971. This present volume reflects what we consider to be some of the advances and current developments in anthropological genetics since 1973. Emphasis has shifted, to some degree, away from population struc ture analysis (as depicted in Crawford and Workman) to genetic epidemiology. However, population structure still remains a fertile and ongoing area of research with many theoretical questions still remaining unanswered.

Author : Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1444320041

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A Companion to Biological Anthropology by Clark Spencer Larsen Pdf

An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biologicalanthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who havethemselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scopeof the discipline. Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biologicalanthropology Larsen has created a who’s who of biologicalanthropology, with contributions from the leadingauthorities in the field Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping thedirection and scope of the topics they write about Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and futuredirections within the area Presents coverage of the many recent innovations anddiscoveries that are transforming the subject

Author : Michael H. Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521546974

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Anthropological Genetics by Michael H. Crawford Pdf

Volume detailing the effects of the molecular revolution on anthropological genetics and how it redefined the field.

Author : Dennis H. O'Rourke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118769195

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A Companion to Anthropological Genetics by Dennis H. O'Rourke Pdf

Explore the latest research in anthropological genetics and understand the genome’s role in cultural and social development A Companion to Anthropological Genetics illustrates the role of genetic analysis in advancing the modern study of human origins, populations, evolution, and diversity. Broad in scope, this essential reference work establishes and explores the relationship between genetic research and the major questions of anthropological study. Through contributions by leading researchers, this collection explores molecular genetics and evolutionary mechanisms in the context of macro- and microevolution, paleontology, phylogeny, diet, and disease, with detailed explanations of quantitative methods, including coalescent and approximate Bayesian computation. With an emphasis on contextualizing new and developing genetic research within anthropological frameworks, this text offers critical perspective on the conditions of molecular evolution that accompany cultural and social transformation, while also addressing critical disciplinary questions, such as the ethical issues surrounding ancestry testing and community-based genetic research. Acts as an essential reference on the contributions of genetic science to the field of anthropology Features new work by leading researchers of the field Explores the evolution of immunity, including the genetics and epigenetics of pathogens, chronic illness, and disease resistance Provides in-depth examination of mutation and dietary adaptation, including AMY1, lactase persistence, and sensory polymorphisms Explains essential quantitative and phylogenetic methods for aligning genomic analysis with evolution and migration time scales Offering thorough coverage on leading questions and developing research, A Companion to Anthropological Genetics is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars.

Author : Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119828051

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A Companion to Biological Anthropology by Clark Spencer Larsen Pdf

A Companion to Biological Anthropology The discipline of biological anthropology—the study of the variation and evolution of human beings and their evolutionary relationships with past and living hominin and primate relatives—has undergone enormous growth in recent years. Advances in DNA research, behavioral anthropology, nutrition science, and other fields are transforming our understanding of what makes us human. A Companion to Biological Anthropology provides a timely and comprehensive account of the foundational concepts, historical development, current trends, and future directions of the discipline. Authoritative yet accessible, this field-defining reference work brings together 37 chapters by established and younger scholars on the biological and evolutionary components of the study of human development. The authors discuss all facets of contemporary biological anthropology including systematics and taxonomy, population and molecular genetics, human biology and functional adaptation, early primate evolution, paleoanthropology, paleopathology, bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and paleogenetics. Updated and expanded throughout, this second edition explores new topics, revisits key issues, and examines recent innovations and discoveries in biological anthropology such as race and human variation, epidemiology and catastrophic disease outbreaks, global inequalities, migration and health, resource access and population growth, recent primate behavior research, the fossil record of primates and humans, and much more. A Companion to Biological Anthropology, Second Edition is an indispensable guide for researchers and advanced students in biological anthropology, geosciences, ancient and modern disease, bone biology, biogeochemistry, behavioral ecology, forensic anthropology, systematics and taxonomy, nutritional anthropology, and related disciplines.

Author : James H. Mielke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:631125593

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Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics by James H. Mielke Pdf

Author : Mark Stoneking
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118061626

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An Introduction to Molecular Anthropology by Mark Stoneking Pdf

Molecular anthropology uses molecular genetic methods to address questions and issues of anthropological interest. More specifically, molecular anthropology is concerned with genetic evidence concerning human origins, migrations, and population relationships, including related topics such as the role of recent natural selection in human population differentiation, or the impact of particular social systems on patterns of human genetic variation. Organized into three major sections, An Introduction to Molecular Anthropology first covers the basics of genetics – what genes are, what they do, and how they do it – as well as how genes behave in populations and how evolution influences them. The following section provides an overview of the different kinds of genetic variation in humans, and how this variation is analyzed and used to make evolutionary inferences. The third section concludes with a presentation of the current state of genetic evidence for human origins, the spread of humans around the world, the role of selection and adaptation in human evolution, and the impact of culture on human genetic variation. A final, concluding chapter discusses various aspects of molecular anthropology in the genomics era, including personal ancestry testing and personal genomics. An Introduction to Molecular Anthropology is an invaluable resource for students studying human evolution, biological anthropology, or molecular anthropology, as well as a reference for anthropologists and anyone else interested in the genetic history of humans.

Author : Julia C. Boughner,Campbell Rolian
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118524688

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Developmental Approaches to Human Evolution by Julia C. Boughner,Campbell Rolian Pdf

Developmental Approaches to Human Evolution encapsulates the current state of evolutionary developmental anthropology. This emerging scientific field applies tools and approaches from modern developmental biology to understand the role of genetic and developmental processes in driving morphological and cognitive evolution in humans, non-human primates and in the laboratory organisms used to model these changes. Featuring contributions from well-established pioneers and emerging leaders, this volume is designed to build research momentum and catalyze future innovation in this burgeoning field. The book’s broad research scope encompasses soft and hard tissues of the head and body, including the skeleton, special senses and the brain. Developmental Approaches to Human Evolution is an invaluable resource on the mechanisms of primate and vertebrate evolution for scholars across a wide array of intersecting disciplines, including primatology, paleoanthropology, vertebrate morphology, evolutionary developmental biology and health sciences.

Author : Sara Stinson,Barry Bogin,Dennis H. O'Rourke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 787 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118108048

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Human Biology by Sara Stinson,Barry Bogin,Dennis H. O'Rourke Pdf

This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. Written by four expert authors working in close collaboration, this second edition has been thoroughly updated to provide undergraduate and graduate students with two new chapters: one on race and culture and their ties to human biology, and the other a concluding summary chapter highlighting the integration and intersection of the topics covered in the book.

Author : Paul A. Erickson,Liam D. Murphy
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442606616

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A History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition by Paul A. Erickson,Liam D. Murphy Pdf

In the latest edition of their popular overview text, Erickson and Murphy continue to provide a comprehensive, affordable, and accessible introduction to anthropological theory from antiquity to the present. A new section on twenty-first-century anthropological theory has been added, with more coverage given to postcolonialism, non-Western anthropology, and public anthropology. The book has also been redesigned to be more visually and pedagogically engaging. Used on its own, or paired with the companion volume Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition, this reader offers a flexible and highly useful resource for the undergraduate anthropology classroom. For additional resources, visit the "Teaching Theory" page at www.utpteachingculture.com.

Author : J. H. Mielke,M. H. Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:264962701

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Current developments in anthropological genetics by J. H. Mielke,M. H. Crawford Pdf

Author : Charles Stépanoff,Jean-Denis Vigne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351717977

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Hybrid Communities by Charles Stépanoff,Jean-Denis Vigne Pdf

Domestication challenges our understanding of human-environment relationships because it blurs the dichotomy between what is artificial and what is natural. In domestication, biological evolution, environmental change, techniques and practices, anthropological trajectories and sociocultural choices are inextricably interconnected. Domestication is essentially a hybrid phenomenon that needs to be explored with hybrid scientific approaches. Hybrid Communities: Biosocial Approaches to Domestication and Other Trans-species Relationships attempts for the first time to explore domestication viewed from across disciplines both in its origins and as an ongoing process. This edited collection proposes new biosocial approaches and concepts which integrate the methods of social sciences, archaeology and biology to shed new light on domestication in diachrony and in synchrony. This book will be of great interest to all scholars working on human-environment relationships, and should also attract readers from the fields of social anthropology, archaeology, genetics, ecology, botany, zoology, history and philosophy.

Author : Linda Stone,Paul F. Lurquin,L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781405150897

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Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution by Linda Stone,Paul F. Lurquin,L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza Pdf

Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesisis a textbook on human evolution that offers students a unique combination of cultural anthropology and genetics. Written by two geneticists---including a world-renowned scientist and founder of the Human Genome Diversity Project---and a socio-cultural anthropologist. Based on recent findings in genetics and anthropology that indicate the analysis of human culture and evolution demands an integration of these fields of study. Focuses on evolution---or, rather, co-evolution---viewed from the standpoint of genes and culture, and their inescapable interactions. Unifies cultural and genetic concepts rather than rehashing nonempirical sociobiological musings. Demonstrates that empirical genetic evidence, based on modern DNA analysis and population studies, provides an excellent foundation for understanding human cultural diversity.

Author : Carel P. Van Schaik
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470147634

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The Primate Origins of Human Nature by Carel P. Van Schaik Pdf

The Primate Origins of Human Nature (Volume 3 in The Foundations of Human Biology series) blends several elements from evolutionary biology as applied to primate behavioral ecology and primate psychology, classical physical anthropology and evolutionary psychology of humans. However, unlike similar books, it strives to define the human species relative to our living and extinct relatives, and thus highlights uniquely derived human features. The book features a truly multi-disciplinary, multi-theory, and comparative species approach to subjects not usually presented in textbooks focused on humans, such as the evolution of culture, life history, parenting, and social organization.