Patterns of Growth and Development in the Genus Homo

Book Overview

It is generally accepted that the earliest human ancestors grew more like apes than like humans today. If they did so, and we are now different, when, how and why did our modern growth patterns evolve? This book focuses on species within the genus Homo to investigate the evolutionary origins of characteristic human patterns and rates of craniofacial and postcranial growth and development, and to explore unique ontogenetic patterns within each fossil...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521822726
• ISBN13: 9780521822725
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"