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The Improbable Primate: How Water Shaped Human Evolution - Finlayson, Clive
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Taking an ecological approach to our evolution, Clive Finlayson considers the origins of modern humans within the context of a drying climate and changing landscapes. Finlayson argues that environmental change, particularly availability of water, played a critical role in shaping the direction of human evolution, contributing to our spread and success. He argues that our ancestors carved a niche for themselves by leaving the forest and forcing their way into a long-established community of carnivores in a tropical savannah ...

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The Improbable Primate: How Water Shaped Human Evolution 2016, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780198743897

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The Improbable Primate: How Water Shaped Human Evolution 2014, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780199658794

Hardcover