The comparative approach in evolutionary anthropology and biology
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The University of Chicago Press,
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Publisher Address: | Chicago |
Publication Dates: | c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | ix, 380 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780226608983 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226608980 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226608990 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226608999 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | Q11 |
CLC: | Q11 |
Call Number: | Q11/N922 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-363) and index. 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. |