A Companion to Anthropological Genetics O′Rourke Hardback John Wiley & Sons

A Companion to Anthropological GeneticsAuthor(s): Dennis H. O'Rourke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781118768990, 978-1118768990\nSynopsis\nExplore the latest research in anthropological genetics and understand the genomes role in cultural and social development\n\n A Companion to Anthropological Genetics illustrates the role of genetic analysis in advancing the modern study of human origins, populations, evolution, and diversity. Broad in scope, this essential reference work establishes and explores the relationship between genetic research and the major questions of anthropological study. Through contributions by leading researchers, this collection explores molecular genetics and evolutionary mechanisms in the context of macro- and microevolution, paleontology, phylogeny, diet, and disease, with detailed explanations of quantitative methods, including coalescent and approximate Bayesian computation.\n\n Wi.