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Do mating preferences remain the same when phenotypes change? Assortative mating for physical characteristics in an indigenous community in the valley of Oaxaca, southern Mexico.
Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen - 30 Apr 2020
Little Bert B, Malina Robert M, Peña Reyes Maria Eugenia
Abstract excerpt
Objective. To test the hypothesis that assortative mating for physical characteristics differs before and after major secular increases in height in an indigenous community in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Methods. Spouse pairs were identified in household and anthropometric surveys of a Zapotec-speaking community in 1978 (n = 68-70 pairs) and 2000 (n = 99-100 pairs). Height, weight, arm circumference, triceps...
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