The waterside ape : an alternative account of human evolution /: an alternative account of human evolution. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Rhys-Evans.
• Authors: Rhys Evans, P. H
• Contents: Theories of human evolution -- The aquatic debate -- Our genetic heritage -- Our early ancestors -- The Neanderthals and their demise -- The waterside ape : why are we so different? -- The naked ape -- Why we lost our coats : the early hominin tailors -- Evolutionary adaptations in the human skull and sinuses -- Human skull buoyancy and the diving reflex -- Surfer's ear -- Evolution of the human brain -- Food for thought and the cognitive revolution -- The human larynx and evolution of voice -- Obstetric and neonatal considerations -- Marine adaptations in the human kidney -- Scars of evolution -- We are what we eat -- An incredible journey.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 226 pages)
• Subjects: 599.93/8; Human evolution; Human beings -- Origin; Human physiology; Riparian ecology; Aquatic ecology; Human ecology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General; Human beings -- Origin; Human evolution; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429629419; 0429629419; 9780429032271; 0429032277; 9780429627774; 0429627777; 9780429626135; 0429626134
• Related ISBNs: 0367145510; 9780367145514
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 12, 2019).
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