Biology, evolution, and human nature / Timothy H. Goldsmith and William F. Zimmerman
Imprint
New York : Wiley & Sons, 2001
Descript
xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
CONTENT
pts.1 Foundations = Why study bilogy -- Charles darwin and the origins of evolutionary theory -- Cells and the molecules of life -- Genetic continuity and change: organisms, environments, and microevolution -- After darwin: molecular evolution, selection, and adaptation -- Evolutionary social theory == pts.2 Evolution inaction = The success of social insects -- Parasites, hosts, and the evolutionary warfare of infectious disease -- pts.3 The viology of behavior = Nervous systems generate behavior -- Individual organisms are the product of development -- Behavior as phenotype -- pts.4 Our place in nature =The physical record of human origins -- Exploring our behavioral heritage -- Viewing human cultures in an evolutionary context