Research Guides: *Anthropology*: Physical Anthropology

Reference Materials

Companion to Biological Anthropology
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An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology
Companion to Paleoanthropology
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A compendium of readings representing the state-of-the-art in our knowledge relating to the study of ancient humans as found in fossil hominid evidence.
History of physical anthropology
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Human biology: an evolutionary and biocultural perspective
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A comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography.

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Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM®) is a continuously updated catalog of human genes and genetic disorders and traits, with particular focus on the molecular relationship between genetic variation and phenotypic expression. It is thus considered to be a phenotypic companion to the Human Genome Project. OMIM is a continuation of Dr. Victor A. McKusick's Mendelian Inheritance in Man, which was published through 12 editions, the last in 1998. OMIM is currently biocurated at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of human evolution
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The 5,000 entries cover evidence and methods used to investigate the relationships among the living great apes, evidence about what makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence about the evolutionary history of that distinctiveness, as well as information about modern methods used to trace the recent evolutionary history of modern human populations.

Journal Articles

In addition to the large multi-disciplinary and smaller, Anthropology-specific pages recommented on the Home tab of this guide, the following databases will have some coverage of Physical Anthropology, Human Evolution, Genetics, etc.

BioOne
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Provides full-text access to research journal articles in such fields as the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. Covers 2000-present.
Population Index on the Web This link opens in a new window
Provides access to issues of the Population Index. Includes abstracts of demographic literature published in the index. Covers 1986-2000.
PrimateLit This link opens in a new window
Provides citations to the scientific literature on nonhuman primates. Subject areas include: behavior, ecology, reproduction, veterinary science, psychology, physiology, evolution, taxonomy, developmental and molecular biology and genetics. Covers 1940-2018, when the database was archived.
ScienceDirect
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Provides full-text,online access to journal articles in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. Full-text is available only for journals to which the TriColleges subscribe. Full-text access for most journals goes back to 1993. Abstracts are available for non-subscribed journals.
Biological Sciences
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ProQuest's Biological Sciences collection offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of materials including journal articles, books, conference proceedings, technical reports and patents. Fields covered include biological anthropology. Covers 1982-present.
Science
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Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science is one of the world's leading journal of original scientific research, news and commentary. Published weekly.

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