Method and Practice in Biological Anthropology: A Workbook and Laboratory Manual for Introductory Courses, 2nd edition

A valuable resource for you Biological Anthropology lab

Method and Practice in Biological Anthropology: A Workbook and Laboratory Manual for Introductory Courses complements a wide variety of introductory level laboratory courses in biological anthropology. It easily functions with a well-equipped laboratory, or it may be used as a primary source of photos and/or exercises, providing optimum flexibility to suit most laboratory environments. The book is organized into four sections, to reflect the organization of the typical introductory biological anthropology course: genetics and evolution, the human skeleton, non human primates, and our fossil ancestors.

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• Outlines Focus Points - Each chapter begins with an Objective box listing the skills students will learn from the material to follow. These objectives are designed to guide students in learning the information.
• Prepares Students Prior to Lab - Pre-lab questions are designed to be considered prior to the start of a lab, and are a good way to encourage students to read assigned chapters prior to class. The questions cover basic essential information and can help to supplement lecture notes.
• Engages Students with Exercises - An array of topical lab exercises throughout the book are designed to be worked on during class time and reviewed prior to the end of the class period.
• Provides Lab-ending Clouser -  Designed to be answered after the lab is completed, post-lab questions provide students with an opportunity to assimilate the information learned in class and to work additional examples on their own.

In this Section:

1. Overview of Changes

2. Chapter-by-Chapter Changes

1. Overview of Changes

Throughout text the “Pre-Lab” questions have been changed to “Reading Questions” and placed at the front of each chapter.

2. Chapter-by-Chapter Changes

Chapter 1 – The Scientific Method

• The explanation of the nature of science and empirical data has been expanded 
• New definitions of the variables
• Clarification of some terms and exercises
• New examples added to the text

Chapter 2 – Cell Biology & DNA

• Made some corrections
• New/Re-Drawn Figure 2-4 for cell division
• New cell division exercise for the microscope
• Renumbered subsequent exercises
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Chapter 3 – Principles of Inheritance

• Clarifications & corrections throughout
• New Punnett Square examples
• New notation and examples of incomplete dominance, dominance and codominance
• New Punnett Squares examples based on human traits
• New Punnett Square exercises based on human traits
• New Post-Lab questions
• New Figure 3-1 – photo of roan cattle.

Chapter 4 – Human Variation: Blood Groups & Pedigree Analysis

• Changed title of chapter
• Major rearrangement of material for better flow between chapters 3 and 4 – blood typing is covered first and then pedigree analysis
• Two New Figures 4-2a and 4-2b
• Subsequent renumbering of exercises and post-lab questions

Chapter 5 – The Hardy-Weinberg Principle: Genetics of Populations

• Only minor modifications & clarifications

Chapter 6 – Introduction to the Human Skeleton

• New exercise 4
• New Figure 6-3 – Structure of a cranial bone
• Subsequent figures renumbered

Chapter 7 – The Axial Skeleton

• Switched order of chapters 7 and 8 – so all figures etc. renumbered
• New exercise 6
• New Figure 7-1 a-d, in color to better differentiate cranial bones
• Two brand new figures not used before (Fig 7-13, directional terminology for mouth and Fig 7- 16, typical vertebra)
• All other figures either redrawn or relabeled, with simplification of features for introductory level students
• New post lab exercise #5

Chapter 8 – The Appendicular Skeleton

• Switched with chapter 7
• All redrawn illustrations – with modified landmarks and features
• 7 new figures/illustrations

Chapter 9 –Forensic Anthropology& Bioarchaeology

• Deleted entire anthropometry section and moved to (new) Chapter 16
• New chapter title
• Added discussion of bioarchaeology with forensics
• 27 New Figures!!!
• 3 new tables, plus two modified tables
• 8 new post-lab questions
• New pre-lab questions
• New within chapter exercises (#12, 16)
• Expanded sex and age estimation sections
• New sections on trauma analysis and pathological conditions affecting bone

Chapter 10 – Primate Classification

• 3 new figures
• Rewritten section on the tarsier
• 2 new post-lab questions
• Color photos!

Chapter 11 – Comparative Primate Anatomy

• 5 New post-lab questions
• 2 New in class exercises
• 5 New figures

Chapter 12 – Primate Behavior

• All New sections on primate communication and ecology
• 5 New figures
• New post lab question
• New essay prompts for supplementary zoo assignment

Chapter 13 – The Bipedal Adaptation & Our Earliest Ancestors

• 16 NEW Images/Figures
• New sections on taxonomy, Kenyanthropus, A. sediba and Dikika infant.
• New references & glossary terms
• 2 modified exercises
• 3 new in class exercises

Chapter 14 – The Rise of the Genus Homo

• 4 new figures
• New discussion of Flores, Indonesia find – the “Hobbits”
• Two modified exercises
• Modified post lab question
• New in text Exercise

Chapter 15 – Later Homo & Modern Human Origins

• Modified exercise 1 – new image
• New section on Neanderthal DNA research
• New section on models for modern human origins
• Modified exercise 5
• Deleted one post lab question
• New post lab question
• 3 New figures

Chapter 16 – Anthropometry & Biomedical Anthropology

• Essentially a new chapter
• Moved anthropometry section from chapter 9 to chapter 16.
• Two New tables
• Five New figures
• Four New in class exercises
• All New pre-lab questions
• New post-lab questions
• All New section on biomedical anthropology
• All New section of human adaptation

Glossary, bibliography

• all updated