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Human biology of Afro-Caribbean populations / Lorena Madrigal.

By: Series: Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 45 | Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 45.Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xv, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780521819312
  • 0521819318
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.98969729 22
LOC classification:
  • QP34 .M193 2006
NLM classification:
  • 2006 J-264
  • GN 289
Online resources:
Contents:
The African slave trade and the Caribbean -- Obesity, hypertension, and non-insulin dependent diabetes in Afro-Caribbean populations : an evolutionary overview -- Infectious disease epidemiology and Afro-Caribbean populations -- Population genetics of Afro-Caribbean groups -- Demography of Afro-Caribbean groups -- The Afro-Caribbean population in Lim on, Costa Rica.
Summary: "This book reviews population genetics studies that have been used to understand the microevolutionary pathways for various populations and investigates their demographic characteristics including the relationships between migration, family type and fertility. Ending with a case study of the Afro-Caribbean population of Limon, Costa Rica, this book will be a resource for researchers working in biological anthropology, demography, and epidemiology, and for those interested in the African Diaspora in the New World."--Jacket.
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"Ecology"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-245) and index.

Includes web resources.

The African slave trade and the Caribbean -- Obesity, hypertension, and non-insulin dependent diabetes in Afro-Caribbean populations : an evolutionary overview -- Infectious disease epidemiology and Afro-Caribbean populations -- Population genetics of Afro-Caribbean groups -- Demography of Afro-Caribbean groups -- The Afro-Caribbean population in Lim on, Costa Rica.

"This book reviews population genetics studies that have been used to understand the microevolutionary pathways for various populations and investigates their demographic characteristics including the relationships between migration, family type and fertility. Ending with a case study of the Afro-Caribbean population of Limon, Costa Rica, this book will be a resource for researchers working in biological anthropology, demography, and epidemiology, and for those interested in the African Diaspora in the New World."--Jacket.

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