Series:

Research Monographs in Human Population Biology S.

2 primary works • 3 total works

Book 3

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Southern Africa is of special interest to the human biologist. It was the home of early hominids, and is the present home of the Khoisan. In Southern Africa, the study of the effects of racial admixture on a variety of traits and in a range of contrasting ecosystems is possible, as are predictions of the effects of present-day industrialization on human and other aspects of ecology. This book describes the peoples of Southern Africa in their biological settings, exploring the interactions between the various human populations, without assuming any sharp demarcations between races.

Book 6

Cover of South American Indians
This book presents a human population biology study of South American Indians. They are a useful source to study, both in their own right and as representing an important case-study in human evolution. In this work, results obtained in a wide variety of different disciplines have been brought together for the first time. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of genetic variability, and the evolutionary inferences that can be made considering this variation. One-third of the book describes the extensive gene-frequency data available for South American Indian populations, which were submitted to detailed univariate and multivariate analyses. Each chapter opens with a brief evaluation of the field of enquiry to be covered. A synthesis is presented together with a list of unsettled issues, and an extensive bibliography is provided.

Cover of The Genetics of the Jews