ANTB14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Binomial Nomenclature, Glaciology, James Hutton
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Chapter 1 oecology: the study of interrelationships of organisms and their environment omorphology: study of form and structure of organisms. Evolutionary anthropologists study: oprimatology: scientific study of our closest extant (living) biological relatives: non-human primate species. Primatologists try to conserve primates that might go extinct opaleoanthropology: study of biological evolution of humans and non-human primates. Investigate advent and changes in human cultural activities. Investigate evolutionary history of humans and non-human primates ohuman variation: studied to determine spatial and temporal variations in human feature. Humans vary in size, shapes, and colours but belong to the same species omedical anthropology: study of how social, environmental, and biological factors influence health and illness of individuals from all levels. Investigation of spatial and temporal variations in human survival, disease, health disparity oforensic anthropology: focuses on skeletal remains of humans. Skeletal remains analyzed to determine: age, sex, stature, ancestry, and trauma/ disease of deceased. How evolutionary anthropologists conduct research: oconduct 3 types of research.