The climate connection : climate change and modern human evolution /

"The Climate Connection highlights the influence of saltatory evolution and rapid climate change on human evolution, migration and behavioural change. Growing concern over the potential impacts of climate change on our future is clearly evident. In order to better understand our present circums...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hetherington, Renée
Otros Autores: Reid, Robert G. B., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Human beings > Effect of climate on.
Human evolution.
Climatic changes.
Evolution (Biology)
Biological Evolution
Climate Change
Hominidae
Êtres humains > Influence du climat.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Climat > Changements.
Évolution (Biologie)
climate change.
evolution.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Climatic changes
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Human evolution
Evolution
Klimaänderung
Mensch
Mensch > Evolution.
Evolution > Mensch.
Evolution > Klimawandel.
Klimawandel > Evolution.
Homme > Effets du climat.
Homme > Évolution.
Klima©Þnderung.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • pt. I. Early human history
  • 2. From ape to human: the emergence of hominins
  • 3. Human behavioural evolution
  • 4. migrations and diaspora of Homo
  • pt. II. Climate during the last glacial cycle
  • 5. Climate change over the last 135 000 years
  • 6. effect of 135 000 years of changing climate on the global landscape
  • pt. III. interaction between climate and humans
  • 7. interaction between climate and humans
  • 8. Climate and agriculture
  • 9. Climate and our future
  • Appendices: The biological background to the story of evolution
  • App. A. Evolutionary theory
  • App. B. Developmental evolution
  • App. C. Human adaptability: the physiological foundation.

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