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... adaptive , a large amount of gene flow will alter the frequency of genotypes and destroy the phylogenetic continuity of the race . But if the racial specialties are highly adaptive , gene flow will destroy the phylogenetic continuity of ...
... adaptive , a large amount of gene flow will alter the frequency of genotypes and destroy the phylogenetic continuity of the race . But if the racial specialties are highly adaptive , gene flow will destroy the phylogenetic continuity of ...
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... adaptive biological consequences . To take a hypothetical example , suppose that epicanthic folds confer an adaptive advantage upon peoples who live and hunt amid the glare of arctic snows . The greater success of the heavy - lidded ...
... adaptive biological consequences . To take a hypothetical example , suppose that epicanthic folds confer an adaptive advantage upon peoples who live and hunt amid the glare of arctic snows . The greater success of the heavy - lidded ...
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... Adaptive and Maladaptive Aspects of Warfare To recognize the general adaptive value of the population control aspects of some forms of warfare is not to concede that in any given instance the entire pattern of warfare is explicable in ...
... Adaptive and Maladaptive Aspects of Warfare To recognize the general adaptive value of the population control aspects of some forms of warfare is not to concede that in any given instance the entire pattern of warfare is explicable in ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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Acheulian achieved adaptive Africa agriculture alleles Alorese American Indian ancestors animals anthropologists apes australopithecines basic behavior biological bipedalism bone calories canines chimpanzees chromosomes complex cultural evolution cultural systems descent domestic domesticants ecological economic enculturation English Europe European evolutionary example exchange female Figure food production forest fossil function genes genetic graciles grammatical groups habilines habitat hominid Hominoidea Homo erectus Homo sapiens human hunters hunting and gathering increase individuals industrial irrigation known labor land language linguistic living Lower Paleolithic males mammals matrilineal matrilocality Mesolithic Middle East Middle Paleolithic million modern monkeys natural selection Neandertals Neolithic occur Olduvai organisms patterns peasants percent phonemes pigs plants political pongids population population density potlatch preindustrial primates racial relationship reproductive result ritual sexual shaman skin skull social societies species structure tion traits Tsembaga Upper Paleolithic village warfare women Yanomamö