Human Biological Diversity (Hardcover)

Chapter 1: Introduction p.1 Chapter Summary Chapter 2:Concepts of Evolution p.7A Brief History of Evolutionary Ideas Ideas About Time Western Ideas Contemporary Western Views of Time Some Non-Western Concepts of Time The Great Chain of BeingScientific Approaches to Evolution: Lamarck’s Theory of Evolution Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Offspring Resemble Parents Variation Overpopulation Natural SelectionTypes of Evidence for Evolution Creationists Vs. Evolutionists Adaptation Concealment Mimicry A Human Example: High Altitude Adaptation in Tibet Imperfect Adaptations Paleontology Biogeography Comparative Anatomy Homologous Vs. Analogous Structures Vestigial Structures Comparative Embryology Artificial Selection Other Evidence for EvolutionChapter Summary Chapter 3:Genetics and Microevolution p.26T he Chemical Basis of Life Proteins Protein Structure Protein Function Nucleic Acids DNA Structure