PDF-(READ)-Chimpanzees and Human Evolution

Knowledge of chimpanzees in the wild has expanded dramatically in recent years This comprehensive volume edited by Martin Muller Richard Wrangham and David Pilbeam brings together scientists who are leading a revolution to discover and explain what is unique about humans by studying their closest living relatives Their observations and conclusions have the potential to transform our understanding of human evolutionChimpanzees offer scientists an unmatched view of what distinguishes humanity from its apelike ancestors Based on evidence from the hominin fossil record and extensive morphological developmental and genetic data Chimpanzees and Human Evolution makes the case that the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans was chimpanzeelike It most likely lived in African rainforests around eight million years ago eating fruit and walking on its knuckles Readers will learn why chimpanzees are a better model for the last common ancestor than bonobos gorillas or orangutans A thorough chapterbychapter analysis reveals which key traits we share with chimpanzees and which appear to be distinctive to Homo sapiens and shows how understanding chimpanzees helps us account for the evolution of human uniqueness Traits surveyed include social behaviors and structures mating systems diet hunting practices tool use culture cognition and communicationEdited by three of primatologys most renowned experts with contributions from 32 scholars drawing on decades of field research Chimpanzees and Human Evolution provides readers with detailed uptodate information on what we can infer about our chimpanzeelike ancestors and points the way forward for the next generation of discoveries. ...... 2 ...... i Chimpanzees Introduct Nonhuman primates maintained in captivity have a valuable role in education and research. They are also occasionally used in entertainment. The scope of these Variation in Living Things. SPECIES  - Group of organisms that interbreed. VARIATION - small differences between individuals of a species  . Some neither helpful nor harmful  . Some enable organism to be better suited to its environment.. Assessment Statements. Outline. . the method for dating rocks and fossils using radioisotopes, with references to . 14. C and . 40. K.. Define half-life. Deduce the approximate age of materials based on a simple decay curve for a radioisotope.. http://salamander.uky.edu/srvoss/schedule06.htm. http://www.becominghuman.org/. TREE OF LIFE PROJECT: . http://tolweb.org/. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus. Warneken. , F., & . Tomasello. , M. (2006). Altruistic helping in human infants and young chimpanzees. . Science, 311. , 1301-1303.. Schedule for presentation. Look at current study and videos. Share ideas/discussion. Alexis John. Table Of Contents. Introduction. What chimpanzees are- Chapter 1. Where chimpanzees live- Chapter 2. What chimps eat- Chapter 3. How chimps are like humans- Chapter 4. Endangered. - Chapter 5. Inhibitory . functions of the PFC (The candy game). Social function of the PFC (by British anthropologist Robin Dunbar). PFC-controlled synthesis of neuronal ensembles (mental synthesis). Brodmann . measured the PFC size as percent of the total cortex using . Chapters 34, 41, and 44. Go back! We f*#ked everything up. Humans and Apes. Homo sapiens . characteristics. Bipedal. Larger brains. Language. Symbolic thought. Artistic expression. Use complex tools. The theory of evolution is supported by evidence from . the fossil record. comparative anatomy. comparative embryology. biogeography. molecular biology. and observed evolutionary change. . Trends in hominid evolution from early ancestors to. Introduction – Human . Evolution. Mosaic Evolution: . ________________________. With respect to human evolution:. . _____________________. Developed at varying times along our evolutionary history . Part 1: From ape-like ancestors to modern humans. Part 2: What makes us human? Evolution and adaptation in modern humans. How do scientists study human evolution? . HYPOTHESIS. Prediction. Observation. A . girl looks through the replica of a . neanderthal. skull displayed in the new Neanderthal Museum in the northern town of . Krapina. , February 25, 2010. The high-tech, multimedia museum, with exhibitions depicting the evolution from 'Big Bang' to present day. . This interdisciplinary book interprets early human evolution in the context of the local ecology and specific habitats. It assesses carefully the possible role of climate change in driving early human evolution. Bringing an ecological and biogeographic perspective to recent fossil finds, the book provides a new synthesis of ideas on hominid evolution. It will be a valuable resource for researchers in physical, biological, or paleoanthropology, evolutionary biology or biogeography. Mike Riddle. m.riddle@verizon.net. www.train2equip.com. www.icr.org. Topics. A history of apemen – the track record. Two case studies. Neandertals. Australopithecines and Lucy. How evolution hinders critical thinking.