Reproductive Ecology and Human Evolution

摘要: The study of human reproductive ecology represents an important new development in evolutionary biology. Its focus is on the physiology reproduction and evidence adaptation, hence action natural selection, that domain. But at same time provides perspective historical process evolution, a lens through which we may view forces have shaped us as species. In end, all actions selection can be reduced to variation success individuals. Peter Ellison one pioneers fast growing area ecology. He has collected for this volume research thirty-one most active influential scientists field. Thanks recent noninvasive techniques, these contributors present direct empirical data effect broad array ecological, behavioral, constitutional variables processes humans well wild primates. Because biological evolution cumulative, however, organisms must viewed products selective past environments. adaptation thus often involves inferences about formative ecological relationships no longer exist, or not form. Making such depends carefully weighing range drawn from studies contemporary variation, comparative related taxonomies, paleontological genetic history. result inquiry sheds light only functional aspects organism's biology but also its history it time. Encompassing viewpoints--controversy along with consensus--this far-ranging collection offers indispensable guide courses anthropology, biology, primatology, demography, medicine, social public health.