Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools

Evolution and the human family - Audio

English - April 01, 2010 04:17 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MB - ★★★ - 8 ratings
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The comparative method can be used to investigate how culture relates to environment. The reproductive pattern of human females is a particularly interesting puzzle for evolutionary biologists.