عنوان

Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics :

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1461296528

(Number (ISBN

1461326494

(Number (ISBN

9781461296522

(Number (ISBN

9781461326496

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b550183

Title Proper

Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics :

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[Book]

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Volume 3 Black Caribs A Case Study in Biocultural Adaptation

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Michael H. Crawford.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston, MA

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer US

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1984

Text of Note

1. Problems and Hypotheses: An Introduction --;1. Introduction --;2. Ethnohistory --;3. Unique Characteristics of the Black Caribs --;4. Central Research Problems --;5. Contents of This Volume --;References --;I: Sociocultural and Demographic Sections --;2. The Garifuna in Central America: Ethnohistorical and Geographical Foundations --;3. The Changing Vincentian Carib Population --;4. Garifuna (Black Carib) Social Organization --;5. Demographic Patterns of the Garifuna (Black Caribs) of Belize --;6. Past and Present Evidence of Interethnic Mating --;7. Ethnicity and Mating Patterns in Punta Gorda, Belize --;II: Morphological Section --;8. Nutrition and Growth in Early Childhood among the Garifuna and Creole of Belize --;9. Skin Color of the Garifuna of Belize --;10. Dental Variation in Black Carib Populations --;11. Anthropometry of Black Caribs --;12. Factors Influencing Blood Pressure Level among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent Island --;13. Quantitative Analyses of the Dermatoglyphic Patterns of the Black Carib Populations of Central America --;III: Genetic Section --;14. Genetic Structure of the Garifuna Population in Belize --;15. Blood Group, Hemoglobin, and Plasma Protein Polymorphisms in Black Carib Populations --;16. Blood Group, Serum Protein, and Red Cell Enzyme Polymorphisms, and Admixture among the Black Caribs and Creoles of Central America and the Caribbean --;17. Abnormal Hemoglobins among the Black Caribs --;18. Immunoglobulin Allotypes in the Black Caribs and Creoles of Belize and St. Vincent --;19. Genetic Population Structure of the Black Caribs and Creoles --;20. Anthropogenetics in a Hybrid Population: The Black Carib Studies.

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Given my previous experi- ence in estimating Spanish and African admixture in the Tlaxcaltecan population (whose gene pool consisted predominantly of Indian alleles), a group that appeared to be primarily African with some Indian admixture was of great interest.

Human genetics.

Medicine.

edited by Michael H. Crawford.

Michael H Crawford

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