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This digital document is an article from Human Biology, published by Wayne State University Press on August 1, 2002. The length of the article is 6450 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: KEY WORDS: ISONYMY, PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA, INBREEDING. MIGRATIONCitation Details
Title: Inbreeding, Isonymy, and kin-structured migration in the Principality of Andorra.
Author: A. Gonzalez-Martin
Publication: Human Biology (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2002
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Volume: 74 Issue: 4 Page: 587(14)Distributed by Thompson Gale

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The isonymic method has been used extensively to estimate inbreeding in human populations (Crow and Mange 1965), and provides a unique focus for the analysis of interactions between cultural and biological processes. Theoretically, the level of inbreeding depends on population size and migration rates, increasing with the number of generations since the population was founded (Crow and Kimura 1970). This simple model makes the assumption that both population size and migration rates have remained constant over time. Because for many populations this assumption is clearly erroneous, it is necessary to consider the impact of demographic changes. Inbreeding may also be influenced by, among other factors, cultural patterns of mate choice, demographic variation, and geographical dispersion of populations. On a local...