Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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subphyla

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The plural of subphylum (the level of classification immediately below phylum and above class in the Linnaean classification system).

morphology

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The physical form or structure of an organism or another object. Species are usually identified from the fossil record based on morphological traits.

The phylum of animals that is characterized by elongated bilaterally symmetrical bodies. In some phase of their life cycle, they have a notochord and gill slits or pouches. Chordates also often have ...

estrus

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The period of time when female animals are sexually excited and receptive to mating. Estrus occurs around the time of ovulation in many species.

gestation

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The period between conception and birth during which an unborn young is within its mother's uterus. Pregnancy is another word for gestation.

anagenesis

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The pattern of non-branching evolution that results from successive speciation in a single evolutionary line.

biocultural evolution

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The pattern of human evolution in which the effects of natural selection are altered by cultural inventions. Culture can alter the direction of evolution by creating non-biological adaptations to ...