Background
Eckhardt, Robert Barry was born on July 14, 1942 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of George and Mary Gladys (Wilson) Eckhardt.
(Human Paleobiology provides a unifying framework for the ...)
Human Paleobiology provides a unifying framework for the study of past and present human populations to a range of changing environments. It integrates evidence from studies of human adaptability, comparative primatology, and molecular genetics to document consistent measures of genetic distance among subspecies, species, and other taxonomic groupings. These findings support the interpretation of human biology in terms of fewer number of populations characterized by higher levels of genetic continuity than previously hypothesized. Using this as a basis, Robert Eckhardt goes on to analyze problems in human paleobiology including phenotypic differentiation, patterns of species range expansion, and phyletic succession in terms of the patterns and processes still observable in extant populations. This book will be a challenging and stimulating read for students and researchers interested in human paleobiology or evolutionary anthropology.
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educator geneticist biological anthropologist
Eckhardt, Robert Barry was born on July 14, 1942 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of George and Mary Gladys (Wilson) Eckhardt.
Bachelor of Science with high honors, Rutgers University, 1964. Master of Science in Human Genetics, University Michigan, 1966. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Michigan, 1967.
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Human Genetics, University Michigan, 1971.
Research fellow University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964—1967, teaching fellow, 1967—1968, instructor department anthropology, 1968—1969, lecturer, 1969—1971. Assistant professor Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1971—1979, associate professor, 1979—1993, professor development genetics and evolutionary morphology, since 1993. Guest professor department anatomy University Witten, Herdecke, Germany, 1993—1995.
Board directors Neonatal Research Foundation.
(Human Paleobiology provides a unifying framework for the ...)
Member Congressional Health Car Advisory Panel, Center County, Pennsylvania, 1979—1980. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Physical Anthropologists, American Society Human Genetics, New York Academy of Sciences, American Genetic Association, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi (president Pennsylvania state chapter), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Caroline Davis, August 22, 1964. Children: David, Naomi, Jonathan, Jennifer.