Learning objectives
<br />Knowledge of the evolutionary history of the human species. <br />Knowledge of the natural equilibriums to safeguard<br />Knowledge of the theories and explanatory paradigms within which biological research develops
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Course unit content
<br />The evolutionary theories and explanatory paradigms that guide biological research. Linneo, Buffon, Lamarck, Darwin. Concise theory. The current debate<br />Man and other Primates. Comparative analysis of common characteristics and specific peculiarities of man and non-human primates. Anatomical and functional characteristics of systems/apparatus. Skeletal system and body structure: the locomotor function. Diet, masticatory apparatus, dental characteristics. Characteristics of the head; evolution of the brain. Social behaviour and organization. Parental care and reproductive strategies.<br />Reconstruction of man's evolutionary history through analysis of fossil finds. The hominids and their establishment in Africa. Origin of the Genus Homo and its spread. The spread of man. <br />The appearance of Homo sapiens; its evolutionary history and spread over the whole the earth.<br />The evolutionary history of Homo sapiens. Relations between populations. Assessment of biological variability and estimation of biological similarity between populations.
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Bibliography
<br />Jacob F. La logica del vivente Einaudi <br />Eisley L. Il secolo di Darwin. La evoluzione e gli u omini che la scoprirono. Feltrinelli<br />Klein .G. Il cammino dell?uomo. Antropologia culturale e biologica. Zanichelli.<br />Coppens Y., Picq P., Aux origines de l?Humanite Fayard<br />Mallegni F. Come eravamo. Il divenire biologico della famiglia degli Ominidi LTU Guarguaglini<br />Chiarelli B. Dalla natura alla cultura Piccin<br />Spedini G. Antropologia evoluzionistica Piccin
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