ANTB14H3 Lecture : sept 20th lecture notes
18 Oct 2011
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Investigating what is responsible for qualities/characteristics: describing qualities, making observations, taking measurements o (evolutionary processes) o. Uses knowledge to address a specific need: applied, formulate and test theories, test hypotheses using scientific method. Darwin"s theory: competition for food, mates, resources, etc. Ability of population to expand is infinite, resources are not, o results in competition o of individuals to survive and reproduce o. Organisms within the population vary, which affects the ability. The holistic study of human biological, linguistic, and cultural variations. What is anthropology and the processes that lead to these variations and their beginnings: change in gene frequency across time/generations. Topics: what do evolutionary anthropologists study o o. Genetic change is required to morphological change: how do evolutionary anthropologists conduct their research. Conduct lab research: fossil/bone dna, testing field samples: development of evolutionary concepts o behaviour o. James hutton: uniformitarianism; processes that resulted in the.
