Us and them: From prejudice to racism. An original analysis of race and racism.

abstract：:Studies of the impact of post-marital residence patterns on the distribution of genetic variation within populations have returned conflicting results. These studies have generally examined genetic diversity within and between groups with different post-marriage residence patterns. Here, we directly examine Y chromoso...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Raaum RL,Al-Meeri A,Mulligan CJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen morphologic crown traits were observed in a sample of 1528 Pima Indians of south-central Arizona. Pima dentitions are characterized by high frequencies of shoveling, incisor winging, the hypocone, the lower canine distal accessory ridge, cusp 6, and the protostylid. They exhibit low frequencies of the metacon...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Scott GR,Potter RH,Noss JF,Dahlberg AA,Dahlberg T

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are numerous structural defects that occur in primate teeth due to variable calcification during certain growth stages. These interruptions are usually areas of hypomineralization in enamel and dentin which are referred to as Striae of Retzius and Hunter Shreger bands in the enamel or Incremental Lines of von Eb...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Molnar S,Ward SC

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevailing research design for studying infant sleep erroneously assumes the species-wide normalcy of solitary nocturnal sleep rather than a social sleeping environment. In fact, current clinical perspectives on infant sleep, which are based exclusively on studies of solitary sleeping infants, may partly reflect c...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： McKenna JJ,Mosko S,Dungy C,McAninch J

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Accurate age estimates are foundational for bioarchaeological research, yet the ability to accurately age older adult skeletons remains elusive. This study uses a new version of pulp/tooth area calculations to investigate chronological age of older archaeological individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Pulp/toot...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： D'Ortenzio L,Prowse T,Inskip M,Kahlon B,Brickley M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to identify the presence of degenerative spondylolisthesis in adult Native American skeletons recovered from prehistoric and historic Pueblo sites in New Mexico. The vertebral columns of 491 individuals that were complete enough to allow the necessary observations produced 64 cases, wit...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Merbs CF

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In placental mammals, pregnancy usually is associated with an increase in maternal androgens, which may significantly impact fetal growth and differentiation, and affect postnatal development and behavior. Owing to their slow life histories and challenging social conditions, determination of maternal androgens and pot...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Fürtbauer I,Heistermann M,Schülke O,Ostner J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The premise that bones grow and remodel throughout life to adapt to their mechanical environment is often called Wolff's law. Wolff's law, however, is not always true, and in fact comprises a variety of different processes that are best considered separately. Here we review the molecular and physiological mechanisms b...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Pearson OM,Lieberman DE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Callitrichids use their tongue in various social, ecological, and hygienic contexts. Using a noninvasive measuring device, we obtained data on the operational tongue length (OTL) in seven species from the family Callitrichidae. OTL (defined as the maximum tongue extension into the device) varied significantly between ...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Heymann EW,von der Lage F

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human remains giving direct evidence concerning the history of dissection practices are rare. Thirteen cranial fragments which bear evidence of having been purposely cut and sawn were discovered in a crypt during excavations undertaken in Sens (Yonne, France). Ceramics date these remains to the period from the end of ...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Valentin F,d'Errico F

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life history theory posits that, as long as survival is assured, finite resources are available for reproduction, maintenance, and growth/storage. To maximize lifetime reproductive success, resources are subject to trade-offs both within individuals and between current and future investment. For women, reproducing is ...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Abrams ET,Miller EM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene and haplotype frequencies for HLA-A and HLA-B antigens were determined in Milwaukee blood donors of German and Polish descent. Gene frequencies for A25 and B18 were significantly higher in Poles than in Germans. Significant gametic associations were noted for A1-B8, A29-B12 and AW30-B13 in both populations. Gamet...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Stevenson JC,Duquesnoy RJ

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past studies have shown a consistent association of a specific set of mitochondrial DNA 9 base pair (bp) deletion haplotypes with Polynesians and their Austronesian-speaking relatives, and the total lack of the deletion in a short series of New Guinea Highlanders. Utilizing plasma and DNA samples from various old labo...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Merriwether DA,Friedlaender JS,Mediavilla J,Mgone C,Gentz F,Ferrell RE

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo simulation based on the population structure of a small-scale human population, the Semai Senoi of Malaysia, has been developed to study the combined effects of group, kin, and individual selection. The population structure resembles D.S. Wilson's structured deme model in that local breeding populations ...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Fix AG

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The use of dental metrics in phylogenetic reconstructions of fossil primates assumes variation in tooth size is highly heritable. Quantitative genetic studies in humans and baboons have estimated high heritabilities for dental traits, providing a preliminary view of the variability of dental trait heritabili...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Hardin AM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to report and interpret a feature on the anterolateral surface of the proximal femurs of the Krapina hominid collection that we briefly described in 2006 (Periodicum Biologorum, 108, 319-329). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We recorded the presence or absence of the feature in all the pr...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Belcastro MG,Mariotti V

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allometric relationships between incisor size and body size were determined for 26 species of New World primates. While previous studies have suggested that the incisors of Old World primates, and anthropoids in general, scale isometrically with body size, the data presented here indicate a negative allometric relatio...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Eaglen RH

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Miles system of ageing, based upon analysis of the rate of molar wear, was evaluated using the available dental sample from Tepe Hissar, Iran. The independently estimated ages for the mandibles and maxillae of the same individuals were found to be highly correlated (r = 0.87, p less than 0.001). Ages of a subsampl...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Nowell GW

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Root dentine transparency (RDT) was used to estimate the ages of human subjects from 152 intact teeth. Teeth were from 134 subjects, both historical and recent, of known age and sex. The aims of this work are 1) to compare two methods of using RDT to estimate age; 2) to test the applicability of the regression formula...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Drusini A,Calliari I,Volpe A

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone remodeling variables in the rib were analyzed for a skeletal population of medieval antiquity (ca. A.D. 550-1450) from Kulubnarti, in Sudanese Nubia. The skeletal remains are naturally mummified and in an excellent state of preservation. The study sample consists of thin sections from the ribs of 80 individuals, ...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Mulhern DM

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early American crania show a different morphological pattern from the one shared by late Native Americans. Although the origin of the diachronic morphological diversity seen on the continents is still debated, the distinct morphology of early Americans is well documented and widely dispersed. This morphology has been ...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Hubbe M,Harvati K,Neves W

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared to most quadrupedal mammals, humans are energetically inefficient when running at high speeds. This fact can be taken to mean that human dipedalism evolved for reasons other than to reduce relative energy cost durding locomotion. Recalculation of the energy expending expended during human walking at normal sp...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Rodman PS,McHenry HM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of structured and repetitive sounds by striking objects is a behavior found not only in humans, but also in a variety of animal species, including chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). In this study we examined individual and social factors that may influence the frequency with which individuals engage in drum...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Babiszewska M,Schel AM,Wilke C,Slocombe KE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multivariate analysis of the relationship between degree of heterozygosity at four blood group loci and the morphological variability in a human population was carried out. Additionally, the possibility that dermatoglyphic patterns correlate with biochemical and anthropometric variables was also investigated. A strong...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Kobyliansky E,Livshits G

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inexpensive anthropometer, suitable for use in undergraduate projects, was constructed from aluminum rod and components designed from laboratory retort stands. Only modest workshop skills and widely available machine tools were required to produce the device, which could be used to take accurate and reproducible me...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Clarke GS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study investigates metabolic bone disease and the relationship between age and bone mineral density (BMD) in males and females of a large, well-documented skeletal population of free-ranging rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), from the Caribbean Primate Research Center Museum collection from Cayo San...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Cerroni AM,Tomlinson GA,Turnquist JE,Grynpas MD

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Central African small-scale foragers subsist primarily on hunting game activities and wild plant-food gathering. Starch-rich tubers are underground storage organs (USOs) and staple food resources in savanna and tropical rainforests. However, little is known about the effect of USO consumption on tooth wear d...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Romero A,Ramirez-Rozzi FV,Cuesta-Torralvo E,Pérez-Pérez A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine studies of captive strepsirrhine primates suggest that physical environment and social factors mediate inter-individual variations in testicular function and serum testosterone (sT) in males. While these studies have made major contributions to our understanding of the individual proximate mechanisms influen...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Brockman DK,Whitten PL,Richard AF,Schneider A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral tooth measurements in twins are partitioned into three orthogonal contrasts, each associated with one degree of freedom, to estimate three parameters: discordance, asymmetry, and mirror imagery. The probability levels of the within-pair variance ratios were used to test for significance of these estimates. T...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： Potter RH,Nance WE

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We classified diversity in eight new complete mitochondrial genome sequences and 41 partial sequences from living Aboriginal Australians into five haplogroups. Haplogroup AuB belongs to global lineage M, and AuA, AuC, AuD, and AuE to N. Within N, we recognize subdivisions, assigning AuA to haplogroup S, AuD to haplogr...

journal_title：American journal of physical anthropology

authors： van Holst Pellekaan SM,Ingman M,Roberts-Thomson J,Harding RM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00