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An introductory text describing how evolutionary theory, knowledge of primate behavioral ecology, and fossil and archaeological records are combined to produce the standard account of human evolution. Both anthropologists at the University of California in Los Angeles, Boyd has written widely on evolution theory and mathematical models of cultural evolution, and Silk has conducted research with primates. The CD-ROM contains an interactive guide to the fossil record. The first edition appeared in 1997. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Robert Boyd is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has written extensively on evolutionary theory and on mathematical models of cultural evolution. Joan B. Silk, who has conducted extensive research on chimpanzee, baboon, and macaque behavior, is Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the department at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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  • PublisherW W Norton & Co Inc
  • Publication date1999
  • ISBN 10 0393974774
  • ISBN 13 9780393974775
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number2
  • Number of pages716
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