African Ecology and Human EvolutionClark F. Howell, François Bourlière Psychology Press, 2004 - Всего страниц: 680 This pioneering volume summarizes the results of diverse research on Pleistocene environments and the cultural and biological evolution of man in Africa. The book includes chapters on Pleistocene stratigraphy and climatic changes throughout the African continent; on the ecology, biology and sociology of African primate and human populations. Contributors include: C. Arambourg, P. Biberson, W. W. Bishop, Geoffrey Bond, F. Bourlière, Karl W. Butzer, Desmond Clark, H. B. S. Cooke, Irven DeVore, John T. Emlen, A. T. Grove, J. de Heinzelin, J. Hiernaux, Clark Howell, L. S. B. Leakey, I. Liben, T. Monod, R. F. Moreau, R. A. pullan, J. T. Robinson, George B. Schaller, S. L. Washburn. |
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PREFACE | 1 |
THE DISTRIBUTION OF TROPICAL AFRICAN BIRDS AS AN INDICATOR | 28 |
OBSERVATIONS ON THE ECOLOGY OF SOME LARGE African MammALS | 43 |
PLEISTOCENE MAMMAL FAUNAS OF AFRICA WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE | 65 |
THE LATE TERTIARY AND PLEISTOCENE IN THE SAHARA | 117 |
SOME ASPECTS OF THE PLEISTOCENE PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CHAD BASIN | 230 |
THE LATER TERTIARY AND PLEISTOCENE IN EASTERN EQUATORIAL AFRICA | 246 |
PALEOECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE LAKE ALBERTLAKE EDWARD RIFT | 276 |
BABOON ECOLOGY AND HUMAN EVOLUTION | 335 |
OBSERVATIONS ON THE ECOLOGY AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF THE MOUNTAIN GORILLA | 368 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN THE AUSTRALOPITHECINES | 385 |
HUMAN EVOLUTION IN MOROCCO IN THE FRAMEWORK OF | 417 |
VERY EARLY EAST AFRICAN HOMINIDAE AND THEIR ECOLOGICAL SETTING | 448 |
SOME ECOLOGICAL FACTORS EFFECTING HUMAN POPULATIONS | 534 |
TRANSCRIPT OF DISCUSSIONS | 547 |
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