ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Binomial Nomenclature, Medical Anthropology, Doctrine
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The application of modern evolutionary theory to studies of morphology, ecology, and behaviour of human and nonhuman primates. Primate anatomy, field studies of wild animals, primate psychology. Primatologists seek to conserve primates in vanishing tropical ecosystems (eg. mouse lemurs in madagascar) Biological evolution of humans and nonhuman primates. Eg geographic and climatic variations in body size, skin colour, and eye colour. How social, environmental, and biological factors influence health and illness of individuals at the community, regional, national, and global levels. 4 problems limited development of theory of evolution: lack of knowledge on age of earth, religious concept of fixity of species, lack of scientific method, religious notion of separate creation of humans and animals, age of earth a) In 1650, earth created on afternoon of october 23, 4004 b. c. i) On basis of physical resemblances, species grouped into broader categories called genera (singular genus) 7500 years) major issue with contemporary religious authorities.
