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Product Description Packed with 13000 descriptions of terms, specimens, sites and names, this invaluable research and study tool covers a broad range of subjects including human biology, physical anthropology, primatology, physiology, genetics, paleontology and zoology. The volume also includes over 1000 word roots, taxonomies and reference tables for extinct, recent and extant primates, and illustrations of landmarks, bones and muscles. It is essential for students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution. Review "This is a scholar,y work that is suitable for students and professionals. It covers a particular area that is not often covered, and contains some terms not found in medical or general biology dictionaries. Therefore, it fills a need. This work is strongly recommended for academic libraries." American Reference Books Annual "...a very useful book for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals who need to fill in a term or two for a lecture on topics not completely within their grasp. There is so much includedin the book... an immensely useful resource for instant illumination. The price of the paperback is entirely reasonable, given the huge number of topics covered. in short, this dictionary is highly recommended." American Journal of Human Biology "The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution is an excellent research and study tool both for professionals of different disciplines such as anatomy, primatology, human biology, physical anthropology, physiology, auxology, genetics, paleontology, and zoology, and for students... the book will [certainly become] a "must-have" volume." Kurt W. Alt, Journal of Comparative Human Biology Book Description The Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution (DHBE) is an invaluable research and study tool for students and researchers. Packed with 13000 descriptions of terms, specimen