{"product_id":"wiley-blackwell-student-dictionary-of-human-evolution-isbn-9781405155069","title":"Wiley-Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution","description":"Not so long ago, all a student studying human evolution needed was a familiarity with the relatively sparse fossil record and what limited information there was about the context of the sites, a basic knowledge of gross anatomy and archeology, and an understanding of simple analytical methods.\u003cbr style=\"color: #262626; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #262626; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;\"\u003eTimes have changed. The fossil record has grown exponentially, imaging techniques have advanced dramatically, quantitative methods have burgeoned, and molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of genetics, evolutionary history, and development. Added to this are advances in the archeological, biological, and earth sciences that help interpret the context of the fossil evidence and reconstruct behavior. But presently there is nowhere students of human evolution cna easily find out about topics as disparate as ameloblast, Coopers Cave, daily secretion rate, the effect hypothesis, homeobox genes, insolation, phylogenetically independent contrasts, quantitative trait locus, semicircular canals, and tephrostratigraphy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eWiley Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e contains upwards of 2500 entries, all drafted with an eye on the student user. It is an indispensable source for those studying human evolution. \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHominin Fossil Abbreviations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eH 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJ 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eK 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eL 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eM 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eO 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eP 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eR 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eS.380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eU 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eX 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eY 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZ 460\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is a lot of information in it and the topics are well-described. As the title makes explicit, it is aimed at students, but it would be of use to anyone with more than a passing interest in human evolution. Even the expert might find it useful for the listing of fossils and sites.\" (Reference Reviews 2015) \u003cb\u003eBernard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Human Origins in the Department of Anthropology at \u003cst1:place\u003e\u003cst1:placename\u003eGeorge\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e \u003cst1:placename\u003eWashington\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e \u003cst1:placetype\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, and Adjunct Senior Scientist at the National Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution. He is a medically-qualified paleoanthropologist who moved into full-time academic life in 1972. He holds the degrees of B.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., and D.Sc. from The University of London. In 1982 he was appointed to the S.A. Courtauld Chair of Anatomy in The University of London, and in 1985 he moved to the Derby Chair of Anatomy and to the Chairmanship of the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology at the \u003cst1:place\u003e\u003cst1:placetype\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e of \u003cst1:placename\u003eLiverpool\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e. He was appointed the Dean of The University of Liverpool Medical School in 1995 and served as Dean until his move to Washington in the fall of 1997.When he was still a medical student he joined Richard Leakey's first expedition to what was then Lake Rudolf in 1968 and he has remained associated with that research group, and pursued research in paleoanthropology, ever since. His research centers on increasing our understanding of human evolutionary history by developing and improving the ways we analyze the hominid fossil record.  He is the author of numerous publications and Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology at GWU. Once upon a time, say 50 years ago, the only background you needed in order to appreciate what was known about human evolution was a familiarity with a relatively sparse hominid fossil record, what limited information there was about the context of the sites, some knowledge of gross anatomy and simple analytical methods, and an appreciation of general evolutionary principles. \u003cp\u003eTimes have changed. The fossil record has grown exponentially, imaging techniques have advanced dramatically, quantitative methods have burgeoned, molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of genetics, evolutionary history, and development, and developments across the sciences have enriched the evidence that is available. In short, the scope and volume of evidence and the range of methods used to analyze it, that paleoanthropologists, be they students or practitioners, need to be familiar with have grown by at least an order of magnitude in the past few decades. But at present there is nowhere students and researchers involved in human evolution research, be they archeologists, earth scientists, molecular biologists, paleoanthropologists, paleontologists, or paleoecologists can easily find out about topics as disparate as ameloblast daily secretion rates, Coopers Cave, the Effect Hypothesis, exact randomization, Hox genes, independent contrasts, orbital insolation, OSL dating, quantitative trait loci, semicircular canal size and shape, tephrostratigraphy and trabecular\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Dictionary of Human Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to fill this niche. \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e will contain 1500 (TBD) entries produced explicitly and without jargon for those new to the subject and includes timelines, over 100 illustrations, and maps. 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