Human Biology Volume 84, Number 5, October 2012

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Human Biology Volume 84, Number 5

A worldwide forum for state-of-the-art ideas, methods, and techniques in the field, Human Biology focuses on genetics in its broadest sense. Included under this rubric are: human population genetics, evolutionary and genetic demography, quantitative genetics, evolutionary biology, ancient DNA studies, biological diversity interpreted in terms of adaptation (biometry, physical anthropology), and interdisciplinary research linking biological and cultural diversity (inferred from linguistic variability, ethnological diversity, archaeological evidence, etc.).

Table of Contents

In Memoriam: Robert R. Sokal (1926 –2012)

Walking with Robert Sokal
Guido Barbujani 

A Sketch of My Scientific Autobiography
Robert R. Sokal 

A Classification of European Populations Based on Gene Frequencies and Cranial Measurements: A Map-Quadrat Approach
Pamela A. Derish and Robert R. Sokal 

Commentary by Luca Bondioli and Roberto Macchiarelli 

Ancient Movement Patterns Determine Modern Genetic Variances in Europe
Robert R. Sokal 

Commentary by Jean-Pierre Bocquet-Appel

Worldwide Analysis of Genetic and Linguistic Relationships of Human Populations
Hangtian Chen, Robert R. Sokal, and Merritt Ruhlen

Commentary by Paul Heggarty

Historical Population Movements in Europe Influence Genetic Relationships in Modern Samples
Robert R. Sokal, Neal L. Oden, Jeff Walker, Donna Di Grovanni, and Barbara A. Thomson

Commentary by John H. Relethford

A Problem with Synthetic Maps
Robert R. Sokal, Neal L. Oden, and Barbara A. Thomson

Commentary by John Novembre

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