Chimpanzees and Human Evolution
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 067496795X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 794 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Comprehensive, judicious, authoritative, up to date, well written, and thoroughly fascinating to anyone interested in either species. (Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature)
Based on evidence from the hominin fossil record and extensive morphological, developmental, and genetic data, Chimpanzees and Human Evolution makes the case that the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans was chimpanzee-like. Knowledge of chimpanzees in the wild has expanded dramatically in recent years. Their observations and conclusions have the potential to transform our understanding of human evolution.Chimpanzees offer scientists an unmatched view of what distinguishes humanity from its apelike ancestors. A thorough chapter-
. Pilbeam is Henry Ford II Professor of Human Evolution in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Wrangham is Ruth B. Martin N. Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.David R. Muller is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico.Richard W