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Evolutionary responses to a constructed niche: ancient Mesoamericans as a model of gene-culture coevolution.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Hünemeier Tábita, Amorim Carlos Eduardo Guerra, Azevedo Soledad, Contini Veronica, Acuña-Alonzo Víctor, Rothhammer Francisco, Dugoujon Jean-Michel, Mazières Stephane, Barrantes Ramiro, Villarreal-Molina María Teresa, Paixão-Côrtes Vanessa Rodrigues, Salzano Francisco M, Canizales-Quinteros Samuel, Ruiz-Linares Andres, Bortolini Maria Cátira
Abstract excerpt
Culture and genetics rely on two distinct but not isolated transmission systems. Cultural processes may change the human selective environment and thereby affect which individuals survive and reproduce. Here, we evaluated whether the modes of subsistence in Native American populations and the fre...
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