ANT100Y1 Lecture : 1st lecture Biological
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Rewrite! your lecture notes in full immediately after lecture. *lecture notes will be on the course website. Section goals: historical development of biological science, diversity of the life & natural processes produced this diversity, fundamental biological & evolutionary concepts, how anthropologists, including those in my department, apply evolutionary biology in their research. Application of modern evolutionary theory to studies of the morphology, ecology, and behavior of human and non-human primates. Primate anatomy, field studies of wild animals, primate psychology. Conservation of primates: paleoanthropoly multidisciplinary study of biological evolution of humans and non-human primates, the advent of and changes in human cultural activities and evolutionary history of behavior, human variation. Geographic and climate variations in body, skin: medical anthropology. How social, environmental and biological factors influence health and influence of individuals at the community, regional, national and global level. Focuses on skeletal remains of humans and seek to determine age, sex, stature, ancestry and reason for death.
