The dominant animal : human evolution and the environment /

"Over millions of years and through countless genetic twists and turns, humanity has evolved into the dominant animal. We have populated the globe, reshaped most landscapes, eradicated myriad populations and species of other organisms, and even transformed the oceans and climate." "Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ehrlich, Paul R.
Otros Autores: Ehrlich, Anne H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Human beings > Effect of environment on > History.
Human evolution.
Human-animal relationships > History.
Homme > Influence de l'environnement > Histoire.
Homme > Évolution.
Relations homme-animal > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Human-animal relationships.
Human beings > Effect of environment on.
Evolution
Hominisation
Mensch
Tiere
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Darwin's legacy and Mendel's mechanism
  • 2. The entangled bank
  • 3. Our distant past
  • 4. Of genes and culture
  • 5. Cultural evolution : how we relate to one another
  • 6. Perception, evolution, and beliefs
  • 7. The ups and downs of populations
  • 8. History as cultural evolution
  • 9. Cycles of life (and death)
  • 10. Ecosystems and human domination of Earth
  • 11. Consumption and its costs
  • 12. A new imperative
  • 13. Altering the global atmosphere
  • 14. Energy : are we running out of it?
  • 15. Saving our natural capital
  • 16. Governance : tackling unanticipated consequences.

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