"Biological Anthropology: Concepts and Connections" shows the relevance of anthropological concepts to today's students and encourages critical thinking. Throughout the text and especially in its many 'Connections' features, Agustin Fuentes links anthropological concepts and questions to students' lives. One of the top scholars in the field of biological anthropology, Agustin Fuentes' current research looks at the big questions of why humans do what they do and feel the way they feel. He is committed to an integrated, holistic anthropological approach. Fuentes wrote this text to help answer the 'so what' questions and make anthropological knowledge relevant to everyday life.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Evolutionary Fact and Theory Chapter 2. The Basics of Human Biology Chapter 3. Introduction to Genetics and Genomics Chapter 4. Modern Evolutionary Theory Chapter 5. Primate Behavioral Ecology Chapter 6. Early Primate Evolution Chapter 7. Early Hominin Evolution Chapter 8. Plio-Pleistocene Hominins and the Genus Homo Chapter 9. The Rise of Modern Humans Chapter 10. Human Biological Diversity in Context Chapter 11. The Present and Future of Human Evolution