The waterside ape : an alternative account of human evolution /

The waterside ape : an alternative account of human evolution /

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Author / Creator:Rhys Evans, P. H., author.
Imprint:Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2020]
©2020
Description:xxiv, 226 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Human evolution.
Human beings -- Origin.
Human physiology.
Riparian ecology.
Aquatic ecology.
Human ecology.
Human beings -- Origin.
Human evolution.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11963261
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ISBN:9780367145484
0367145480
9780367145514
0367145510
9780429032271 (ebook)
9780429629419 (pdf)
9780429627774 (epub)
9780429626135 (mobi/kindle)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-217) and index.
Summary:Why are humans so fond of water? Why is our skin colour so variable? Why aren't we hairy like our close ape relatives? mA savannah scenario of human evolution has been widely accepted primarily due to fossil evidence; and fossils do not offer insight into these questions. Other alternative evolutionary scenarios might, but these models have been rejected. This book explores a controversial idea - that human evolution was intimately associated with watery habitats as much or more than typical savannahs. Written from a medical point of view, the author presents evidence supporting a credible alternative explanation for how humans diverged from our primate ancestors. Anatomical and physiological evidence offer insight into hairlessness, different coloured skin, subcutaneous fat, large brains, a marine-type kidney, a unique heat regulation system and speech. This evidence suggests that humans may well have evolved, not just as savannah mammals, as is generally believed, but with more affinity for aquatic habitats - rivers, streams, lakes and coasts.
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