1. Biogeography and Humans: An Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Biogeography and Humans: An Introduction 1
5. PART ONE. WHY AND HOW ARE WE WHERE WE ARE?: HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF HUMANS
6. 2. Origins and Dispersal 15
7. 3. Climate, and Hominin Evolution and Dispersal 53
8. 4. Barriers to Movement 77
9. PART TWO. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN NATURE, DIVERSITY, AND NUMBERS
10. 5. How Are We Adapted to Our Environment? 89
11. 6. Use of Area 155
12. 7. A Biogeography of Human Diet and Drugs 193
13. PART THREE. INTERACTION AMONG CULTURES AND SPECIES
14. 8. We Affect Our Biogeography 207
15. 9. Other Species Affect Our Biogeography 215
16. 10. We Affect Other Species’ Biogeography 225
17. References 245
18. General Index 303
19. Author Index 313