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2. Finding our place 2. 寻找我们的位置
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803603.003.0002
B. Wood
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5. Early hominins 5.早期类人猿
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780198831747.003.0005
B. Wood
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1. Introduction 1. 介绍
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780198831747.003.0001
B. Wood
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8. Modern Homo 8. 现代人类
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803603.003.0008
B. Wood
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4. Fossil hominins
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780198831747.003.0004
B. Wood
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3. Fossil hominins
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780198831747.003.0003
B. Wood
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7. Pre-modern Homo 7. 前现代的人类
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803603.003.0007
B. Wood
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9. The future of human evolution 9. 人类进化的未来
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/ACTRADE/9780198831747.003.0009
B. Wood
{"title":"9. The future of human evolution","authors":"B. Wood","doi":"10.1093/ACTRADE/9780198831747.003.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ACTRADE/9780198831747.003.0009","url":null,"abstract":"What are the next few decades likely to bring in terms of new evidence about human evolution? Are modern humans still evolving, and if so, what changes are we likely to see? ‘The future of human evolution’ considers both of these questions. It explains that researchers will continue to look for additional fossil evidence, at existing fossil sites as well as in new locations. Both will provide valuable evidence. It considers the chances of finding new taxa and how more evidence can be squeezed out of the existing fossil record through improved molecular biology and imaging techniques. Finally, it looks at contemporary human evolution and what is likely to influence the future of our species.","PeriodicalId":323633,"journal":{"name":"Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132490426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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6. Archaic and transitional hominins 6. 古人类和过渡人类
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Pub Date : 2006-01-12 DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803603.003.0006
B. Wood
{"title":"6. Archaic and transitional hominins","authors":"B. Wood","doi":"10.1093/actrade/9780192803603.003.0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780192803603.003.0006","url":null,"abstract":"‘Archaic and transitional hominins’ considers the fossil species that almost certainly belong to the hominin clade, but which are still a long way from being like modern humans. The fossils that share more of their morphology with modern humans than they do with chimpanzees and bonobos, yet do not show the changes in jaw and tooth size and in body size and shape that characterize hominin species we are more comfortable with, including within our own genus Homo, are called ‘archaic’ hominins. The group of hominins that seem to be part archaic hominin and part Homo are called ‘transitional’ hominins.","PeriodicalId":323633,"journal":{"name":"Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125781778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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