Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective

Modern Human Variation (1x20)

Ausstrahlung: Jan 01, 2000

If race is a flawed prism through which to view human diversity, how ought we to understand it? A population that undergoes pronounced selection pressures may experience significant evolutionary changes. This lecture considers the anatomical adaptations that occur in response to extreme climates, as well as the process of acclimatization, a non-genetic type of human adaptation.