African Ecology and Human Evolution

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

AvFrançois Bourlière,Clark F. Howell,Francois Bourliere

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This pioneering volume summarizes the results of diverse research on Pleistocene environments and the cultural and biological evolution of man in Africa. The book includes chapters on Pleistocene stratigraphy and climatic changes throughout the African continent; on the ecology, biology and sociology of African primate and human populations. Contributors include: C. Arambourg, P. Biberson, W. W. Bishop, Geoffrey Bond, F. Bourlière, Karl W. Butzer, Desmond Clark, H. B. S. Cooke, Irven DeVore, John T. Emlen, A. T. Grove, J. de Heinzelin, J. Hiernaux, Clark Howell, L. S. B. Leakey, I. Liben, T. Monod, R. F. Moreau, R. A. pullan, J. T. Robinson, George B. Schaller, S. L. Washburn.Originally published in 1964.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-02-09
Mått138 x 216 x 36 mm
Vikt1 260 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor680
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138861831

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