Cultural influences on the potential for natural selection

Toni Tripp-Reimer

doi:10.1525/cia.1982.4.2.49

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Cultural influences on the potential for natural selection

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Cultural influences on the potential for natural selection

Toni Tripp-Reimer

Central Issues in Anthropology, Vol.4(2), pp.49-57

01/01/1982

DOI: 10.1525/cia.1982.4.2.49

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Abstract

The potential for natural selection to occur within a population can be estimated through the use of Crow's Index of Total Selection. In the Greek immigrant population of Columbus, Ohio, this index has been low since the founding of the community in the 19h century, and has decreased in recent generations. This paper delineates specific cultural patterns which have contributed to the low fertility and prereproductive mortality rates in the Columbus Greek population.

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Title: Subtitle: Cultural influences on the potential for natural selection
Creators: Toni Tripp-Reimer - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Central Issues in Anthropology, Vol.4(2), pp.49-57
DOI: 10.1525/cia.1982.4.2.49
NLM abbreviation: Cent Issues Anthropol
ISSN: 0739-7917
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/1982
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9983557134702771

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