Biological Anthropology Lab Guide

class guide for biological anthropology lab papers. More questions? please contact Luti Salisbury

Potential topics-- some suggestions

Genetics
Cystic Fibrosis
Progeria
Albinism
Down’s syndrome
Edward’s syndrome
Cat Eye Syndrome
Achrondroplasia
Human genome project
Sickle cell anemia
Tay Sachs
Antibiotic resistance: human and pathogen co-evolution
CCR5 gene, AIDS, and potential previous disease exposure and selection
Founders effect
Old Order Amish
the Eugenics Movement

Primate and Hominid Paleontology
Ida – Darwinius masillae
Evolution of Language
Human Life Cycle
Gigantopithecus
Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis)
Neandertals
Extinction of giant lemurs on Madagascar

Primate Adaptations
Comparing bones of bipeds and quadrupeds
Primate Diet Evolution
Evolution of the tapetum lucidum

Other Topics in Human Evolution
Exercise impacts on bone
Hair—theories on loss in humans
High altitude adaptation
Tool use
-humans/hominids
-primates
Evolution of the brain
Evolution of language

Potential topics-- some suggestions

Forensic Anthropology and Pathology
Determining Age from Bones
Forensic identification of genocide victims
Effect of Syphilis on bones
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Scoliosis
NAGPRA
Spina bifida
The Body Farm and the University of Tennessee

Primatology
Chimp/Bonobo comparison
Lemurs
Tarsiers
Gibbons
Orangutans
Gorillas
Kanzi
Koko
Macaque Monkeys
Black and White Colobus Monkey
Aye-Aye
Capuchins
Proboscis monkeys
Pygmy marmoset
Slow loris
Poaching, habitat destruction, and primates
Bush babies
Ape cognition and language abilities
Baboons
Howler monkeys

Biographical
Jane Goodall
Thomas Malthus and Populations
Charles Darwin Profile
Dian Fossey
Birute Galdikas
Harry Harlow and his experiments on monkey bonding
Alfred Russell Wallace