John Relethford

Autor(a) de The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology

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John H. Relethford is Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Anthropology, SUNY College at Oneonta.

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Obras de John Relethford

Reflections of Our Past: How Human History is Revealed in Our Genes (2003) 50 cópias

Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology (1994) 13 cópias

Human Population Genetics (2012) 10 cópias

50 great myths of human evolution : understanding misconceptions about our origins (2016) 8 cópias

Genetics and the Search for Modern Human Origins (2001) 4 cópias

Giza Espeziea. Antropologia Biologikoaren Hastapenak (2011) 1 exemplar(es)

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Reflections of Our Past: How Human History is… de John H. Relethford

The author is to be commended for a very understandable book for the layman on this subject. He expertly describes the methods researchers use in analyzing genetic data without overwhelming the layperson (like myself) with unnecessary details. He includes just enough of the details to make things understandable. I appreciate this.
I also appreciate his caution in drawing conclusions from the data too soon. It seems to me that the author does not say, "This is the way it was." Rather he says, "This hypothesis is supported by the data, but another hypothesis may also be supported by the data if viewed from another perspective. More research is required." I would recommend this book to anyone who is trying to better understand the scientific method.… (mais)

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