Human Origins

Libro de Holly M. Dunsworth (2007)

1. A Brief Overview of the Search for Human Origins

The Science of Human Origins and Evolution
Scientific Method
Forefathers
Piltdown
Dubois and Beyond
Current Issues

2. From Fish to Fishermen

Evidence for Evolution
Biogeography
Fossils and Geology
Artificial Selection
Homology and Analogy
Vestigial Traits
Embryology
Natural Selection
Variation
Heredity
Differential Fitness
Adaptation
From Mendel to the Modern Synthesis
DNA, Chromosomes, Cells, and Inheritance
Forces of Evolution
Mutation
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Selection
Sexual Selection
Speciation
Clarifying Evolution
Taxonomy and Classification
Primates
Monkeys and Apes

3. Prehistoric Evidence

What Is a Fossil?
Geology and Dating Methods
Climate Change and Paleoenvironment
The Earliest Primates and Fossil Monkeys
Fossil Apes
Bushes and Trees
The Last Common Ancestor
Quadrupedal to Bipedal
The Earliest Hominins
Sahelanthropus
Orrorin
Ardipithecus
Australopiths
Australopithecus anamensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus garhi
Paranthropus (Robust Australopiths)
The Human Genus
Homo erectus
Archaic Homo Sapiens
Neanderthals
Stone Tools
Anatomically Modern Humans
Homo Floresiensis

4. Modern Evidence

Molecular Clocks
Humans and Chimpanzees: The Narrow Divide
Mitochondrial Eve and Y-Chromosome Adam
Human Adaptation
Sickle Cell Trait
Lactose Tolerance
Skin Color
Ancient DNA and the Neanderthal Genome

5. Interpreting the Evidence

Big Brains and Intelligence
Evolutionary Psychology
Bipedalism
Reduced Body Hair
Body Size, Shape, and Strength
Teeth
Tool Use
Diet
Scavenging and Hunting
Fire
Reproduction
Language
Human Revolution
Altruism and the Human Colony
War or Peace?

6. Beyond Human Origins

Multiregional and Out of Africa Models
Worldwide Dispersal
Will We Evolve or Will We Go Extinct?
Deep Impact
Rewinding and Replaying Evolution