Abstract:
:Hunter-gatherer Pygmies from Central Africa are described as being extremely mobile. Using neutral genetic markers and population genetics theory, we explored the dispersal behaviour of the Baka Pygmies from Cameroon, one of the largest Pygmy populations in Central Africa. We found a strong correlation between genetic and geographical distances: a pattern of isolation by distance arising from limited parent-offspring dispersal. Our study suggests that mobile hunter-gatherers do not necessarily disperse over wide geographical areas.
journal_name
Biol Lettjournal_title
Biology lettersauthors
Verdu P,Leblois R,Froment A,Théry S,Bahuchet S,Rousset F,Heyer E,Vitalis Rdoi
10.1098/rsbl.2010.0192subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-12-23 00:00:00pages
858-61issue
6eissn
1744-9561issn
1744-957Xpii
rsbl.2010.0192journal_volume
6pub_type
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