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" Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics : "
edited by Michael H. Crawford.
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730420
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edited by Michael H. Crawford.
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Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics : : Volume 3 Black Caribs A Case Study in Biocultural Adaptation\ edited by Michael H. Crawford.
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Boston, MA: Springer US, 1984
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1461296528
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: 1461326494
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: 9781461296522
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: 9781461326496
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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.
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Human genetics.
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Medicine.
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Michael H Crawford
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