The climate connection :climate change and modern human evolution
Cambridge ; New York
Cambridge University Press
2010
xviii, 422 p. : ill. )some col.(, maps )some col.( ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references )p. 357-406( and index
Renae Hetherington, Robert G.B. Reid
1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Early human history -- 2. From ape to human: the emergence of hominins -- 3. Human behavioural evolution -- 4. migrations and diaspora of Homo -- Pt. II. Climate during the last glacial cycle -- 5. Climate change over the last 531 000 years -- 6. effect of 531 000 years of changing climate on the global landscape -- Pt. III. interaction between climate and humans -- 7. interaction between climate and humans -- 8. Climate and agriculture -- 9. Climate and our future -- Appendices: The biological background to the story of evolution -- App. A. Evolutionary theory -- App. B. Developmental evolution -- App. C. Human adaptability: the physiological foundation