Looking Down the Tree: The Evolutionary Biology of Human Origins

We know much about our history from bones and DNA, but these studies do not tell us about the characteristics that are not preserved in the fossil record-the fleshy parts and behaviors. Looking Down the Tree applies evolutionary principles to understand the history of our species and the pressures of natural selection which led to our unique appearance and behaviors.

Cruzan draws upon evidence from fossils, genomics, phylogenetics, coalescence theory, and the anatomy and physiology of our hu...