D F Roberts
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3618059 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | D F Roberts |
| NOMBRES | D F |
| APELLIDO | Roberts |
| FIRMA | ROBERTS D F |
| AFILIACIONES | Newcastle University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 152 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 334 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 151 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1952 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2000 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
The Barbara Heath Roll somatotype archive
The Barbara Heath Roll somatotype archive
VNTR DNA variation in the population of the island of Hvar, Croatia
The aim of this study was to investigate hypervariable DNA polymorphisms in the Croatian population. Two VNTR loci, D7S22 and D12S11, were studied in a sample of 68 inhabitants of the western and eastern regions of the island of Hvar. Binned allele frequencies and heterozygosity were calculated for the two regions and measures of genetic kinship and genetic distance were computed between the two regions and between each of these regions and nine …
Epilogue — Demography and anthropology
As a conclusion, this paper reviews briefly the content of the volume. The wealth of demographic data has not been adequately exploited in anthropology; this is why this publication is valuable in showing attempts to apply demographic data in a variety of anthropological problems. This symposium has explored many interesting points which we recall here. Yet it has also opened up a whole range of further questions on the material presented as well…
The History and Geography of Human Genes
Secular trends in growth and maturation in British girls
Over a period of 28 years, a succession of cross‐sectional surveys was carried out on young women entering the University College of Swansea (1959–1970) and then the University of Warwick (1971–1986) each year. Recall data on age at menarche and measurements of stature provide an indication of secular trends in growth and maturation in this section of the population of Britain. The earlier trend to younger age at menarche came to an end in girls …
Khmers of Cambodia
A sample of the Khmer population from Cambodia has been examined for 30 single‐gene characters (10 blood groups and 20 serum and red cell systems). A locus‐by‐locus comparison suggests that the Khmers differ significantly in several systems from the populations of Eastern India and China. There is remarkable heterogeneity among their geographical neighbors. To elucidate the genetic relationship of the Khmer, genetic data were collected from vario…
Menarcheal Age in University of Warwick Young Women
Menarcheal age in University of Warwick young women
Data from the final 16 years of a 28-year ongoing survey of menarcheal age are reported. From 1971 onwards, recalled aged at menarche was recorded for all young women entering the University of Warwick. These data show that mean menarcheal age is increasing, a trend which is independent of father's occupation, family size, position of girl in the family, and physique. This continues a similar upward tendency noted in a preceding study in Swansea.…
Population structure of the Island of Korcula, Croatia
Serogenetic data on 16 systems and migration data from birthplaces of parent and offspring, collected from 949 inhabitants of 8 vilages on the island of Korcula in the eastern Adriatic (Croatia), were analysed. Geographic distance is not a strong determinant of the population structure on the island. The pattern of the genetic variation now observed derives mainly from history and migration behavior. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
HLA frequencies in Basques in Spain and in neighbouring populations
HLA antigen and gene frequencies at the A, B, and C loci are examined in a sample of 181 Basques and 102 non-Basques in Bilbao, Spain. The most common associations of genes at the A and B loci are as in western Europe generally. The results are compared with gene frequencies in other Basque and non-Basque samples in Spain and France. There is clear distinction in gene frequency between Basques and non-Basques, to which the greatest contribution i…
Human biology in international research programmes
This lecture draws to the attention of human biologists the opportunities that are available for their participation in international research programmes. Relevant past and present research programmes of the International Union of Biological Sciences are described, together with the larger programmes of the human genome initiative, and the international geosphere biosphere programme on global change of the International Council of Scientific Unio…
Social class and diachronic trends in physique in young university women
In a large sample of female students admitted to the University of Warwick in the period 1971–86, physique as measured by height, weight and ponderal index was examined in relation to family variables and socioeconomic class. Stature and weight both show a secular tendency to increase, and there is no indication of any slowing of rate. The different social classes do not participate equally in these trends, in a way that is difficult to reconcile…
El Hombre Irreductible
El Hombre Irreductible: de la Complejidad de ia Diversidad Humana a los Modelos Bio- y Demo-anthropologicos. By Claudine Sauvain-Dugerdil. (Universidad nacional autonoma de Mexico, 1991.) - Volume 24 Issue 2
Minority Populations
Genetic variation in Brac, Croatia
A serological survey of the Dalmatian island of Brac (Croatia), based on a total sample of 747 subjects, shows considerable local genetic variation. While the overall gene frequencies are much as expected from the island's geographical position, the local genetic heterogeneity is made up of differences between the inland and coastal villages, differences between the two coastal areas, and variation among the older inland villages. This heterogene…
Population variation in molecular polymorphisms of the short arm of the human X chromosome
Five DNA probes (RC8, 754, XJ 1‐1, pert 87.8, and L1.28) from the short arm of the human X chromosome were investigated in samples from five populations (English, Nigerian, Chinese, Muslim, and Hindu from India). The variation in the allele frequencies of several probes between different groups was significant. The average heterozygosity in females of the five populations ranged from 32% to 51%. The genetic distance between the five groups was co…
Digital dermatoglyphic fields in the Irish
Analysis of digital dermatoglyphics from a large sample of Irish identifies principal components very similar to those in other United Kingdom samples, both in the eigenvalues and eigenvector distributions. These are interpreted as representing mathematical abstractions of developmental morphogenetic gradients in the embryonic handplate. Apart from the first component representing general size of ridge counts, the second depicts the contrast betw…
A study of digital dermatoglyphics in Ireland
Handprints obtained from 600 Irish subjects (274 males and 326 females), drawn from all counties of Ireland, were analysed. There was no clear evidence of any differences between the four great provinces of Ireland, nor between east and west, such as were shown by comprehensive blood group data, and it is concluded that Ireland can be regarded as dermatoglyphically homogeneous. Comparisons of the Irish quantitative and qualitative digital dermato…
Human Population Biology. A Transdisciplinary Science
Genetic variation in north-east England
Phenotype and gene frequencies of polymorphic systems in blood specimens from 796 donors in Northumberland and Durham (north-east England) were analysed according to region of residence. Significant differences exist among the five geographically defined subpopulations, and it is argued that these derive from patterns of historical settlement
Genetic affinities of the Shetland Islanders
Phenotype and gene frequencies in blood group, red cell enzyme, and serum protein polymorphisms in a sample of Shetland islanders are reported. Analyses of genetic distance and relationship indicate that Shetland affinities are closer to nearby populations bordering the North Sea rather than to those of the North Atlantic. The closest affinities seem to be with populations in north Britain with a similar history of Norse influence. There is evide…
Gene frequencies of Gc and PGM subtypes
Allele frequencies are presented for subtypes of phosphoglucomutase locus 1 and the group-specific component (Gc) in samples from a number of human populations. Compared with each other and with published data, continental samples are very similar in gene frequency to their reported distributions in the literature, but the small island populations are much more variable
Migration within the island of Korčula, Yugoslavia
For several centuries the village populations on the Yugoslav island of Korcula have remained essentially isolated from each other and from the mainland. Historical, linguistic and biological data indicate that systematic population pressure predominantly came from the coastal area of the Balkan peninsula westward onto the island. To examine short and long range migration on the island, data on the place of birth of parents of adult inhabitants (…
Capacity for Work in the Tropics
Body weight, race and climate
Practical Anthropology
The Skeletal Biology of Earlier Human Populations
Basal Metabolism, Race and Climate
Nilotic physique
Genetic Variation in Britain
The History and Geography of Human Genes
The Case of the Midwife Toad
Population Structure and Human Variation
Foreword J. S. Weiner Preface G. A. Harrison 1. Introduction: structure and function in the biology of human populations G. A. Harrison 2. The genetic markers of the blood A. E. Mourant 3. The genetic process in the system of ancient human isolates in North Asia Yu. G. Richkov and V. A. Sheremetyeva 4. Man in the tropics: the Yanomama Indians James V. Neel, Miguel Layrisse and Francisco M. Salzano 5. Culture, human biology and disease in the Solo…
Dermatoglyphics of the Hehe (Tanzania)
The Structure of Human Populations
Physical anthropology in the U.S.A
Physical anthropology in the U.S.A. shows symptoms of a malaise giving cause for concern. It is argued that their origin does not lie in weakness in the subject, which elsewhere is more flourishing, like other life sciences, than it has ever been; nor in a lack of student interest; but in historical inertia. This affects the affiliation of the subject, undergraduate teaching, graduate training, and opportunities for professional practice
Patterns of Human Variation
Population genetics of the group specific component (Gc) and phosphoglucomutase (PGM 1 ) studied by isoelectric focusing
For the determination of the group‐specific component (Gc) and phosphoglucomutase (PGM 1 ) phenotypes, isoelectric focusing was performed on two samples, one of Jat Sikh of northwest India, the other of northeast English. The subtype frequencies of these two systems do not differentiate the two populations sampled. Synthesis of the existing data shows distinct PGM 1 and Gc subtype frequencies in various ethnic and racial groups. The anthropologic…
Inbreeding and ecological change
Marriage entries in the parish records of Whickham, near Newcastle in the North of England, are analyzed by isonomy. Over the three centuries (1566–1866), a period including the arrival of the industrial revolution in the region, secular changes occur in the level of inbreeding. There is a general relationship of inbreeding level with demographic change and particularly with socioeconomic pattern
Reproduction and inbreeding among the Samaritans
Assumption and Fact in Anthropological Genetics
No ONE WILL DENY THE GREAT STIMULUS that the development of the science of genetics gave to physical anthropology. The theme of this lecture is the potential debt in the reverse direction. I hope to show that the physical anthropologist is a partner without whom field genetic data cannot be fully interpreted by the geneticist, a partner moreover who on his own account is able to make appreciable contributions to general genetic theory. This does …
Genetic analysis of multiple sclerosis in Orkney
In a family study of all patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Orkney, the number of inbred among patients, although high for Britain, is not higher than the number among controls, and the inbreeding coefficients appear to eliminate recessive involvement of rare genes from the aetiology. The kinship coefficients show that the ancestries of patients and controls are closely enmeshed, and eliminate from the aetiology involvement of recently intr…
The Harvey Lecture Series, 1978. Genetic Evolution in an Isolated Population
Inbreeding levels in Orkney islanders
From pedigree analysis of a sample of 214 Orcadians, inbreeding levels are high by comparison with limited dada for Britain. The mean inbreeding coefficient is 0.001834, with a zero baseline taken as 1750. There appears little secular change for subject born over the period 1879–1940. Local variations occur within Orkney, and possible reasons for these are suggested
A genetic survey in the Bhil tribe of Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Examination of blood groups, plasma proteins and red cell enzyme types (23 loci), in a sample of 145 Bhils, a tribal group of Madhya Pradesh, Central India, demonstrates their genetic uniqueness. They differ in a number of systems from the nearby nontribal groups both of Hindus and Muslims. The results suggest that the Bhil frequencies include vestiges of the ancestral genepool of a more widespread aboriginal population whose influence is detecta…
Dermatoglyphic Variation Among the Spanish Basques
The demography of Tristan da Cunha
The eruption of the volcano on Tristan da Cunha in 1961 and the subsequent arrival of the island population in the United Kingdom provided a unique opportunity for studying the health of this formerly isolated community. During their stay, while the facilities and services of modern medicine were made available to them, investigations of many facets of their general biology were made under the auspices of the Medical Research Council, co-ordinate…
Blood Groups and the Affinities of the Canary Islanders
The Cretans. A Geographical Analysis of Some Aspects of Their Physical Anthropology
D. F. Roberts, The Cretans. A Geographical Analysis of Some Aspects of Their Physical Anthropology, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 84, No. 1/2 (Jan. - Dec., 1954), pp. 145-157
Basal Metabolism, Race and Climate
Body weight, race and climate
The Cretans. A Geographical Analysis of Some Aspects of Their Physical Anthropology
D. F. Roberts, The Cretans. A Geographical Analysis of Some Aspects of Their Physical Anthropology, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 84, No. 1/2 (Jan. - Dec., 1954), pp. 145-157
The First International Congress of Human Genetics, Copenhagen, 1956
Industrial Applications of Body Measurements
The Study of the Geography of Disease
A demographic study in an area of low fertility in north-east Tanganyika
A demographic study has been made of settlements of different types in Pangani district, N.E. Tanganyika, selected to illustrate the varying degrees of departure from the old coastal rural economy. The three principal villages investigated have diverged from the demographic pattern characteristic of African tribal communities in their relatively high average age, low proportion of children, excess of adults in particular age groups, high proporti…
Abnormal hemoglobins in Bornu
Genetik des menschen, by O. Freiherr v. Verschuer. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich and Berlin, 1959
Serology and the History of the Northern Nilotes
It frequently happens that the only information available on interrelationships and former movements of African peoples lies in their oral traditions and myths. In the myths it is difficult to disentangle symbolic from historical events and personalities, while, fascinating though it is to listen to an old man recounting the movements of his ‘ancestors’ countless generations earlier, one frequently wishes that there were some independent line of …
Natural Selection in Human Populations
The Incidence of Red-Green Colourblindness in Hausa
Effects of Parity on Birth Weight and Other Variables in a Tanganyika Bantu Sample
In the highlands of the extreme north-west of Tanganyika, in West Lake Province, live the Hangaza, a Bantu-speaking people, some 55,000 in number, divided socially into the Tutsi ruling class, comprising about 5 per cent, of the population, and the Hutu; the Tutsi here are not an endogamous group, and because of intermarriage with the Hutu are not distinguishable in physical appearance. The economy is mixed, cash income being derived from growing…
Nilotic physique
Assumption and Fact in Anthropological Genetics
No ONE WILL DENY THE GREAT STIMULUS that the development of the science of genetics gave to physical anthropology. The theme of this lecture is the potential debt in the reverse direction. I hope to show that the physical anthropologist is a partner without whom field genetic data cannot be fully interpreted by the geneticist, a partner moreover who on his own account is able to make appreciable contributions to general genetic theory. This does …
Finger Prints in a Greek Sample
Physical anthropology in the U.S.A
Physical anthropology in the U.S.A. shows symptoms of a malaise giving cause for concern. It is argued that their origin does not lie in weakness in the subject, which elsewhere is more flourishing, like other life sciences, than it has ever been; nor in a lack of student interest; but in historical inertia. This affects the affiliation of the subject, undergraduate teaching, graduate training, and opportunities for professional practice
Somatometria de los Indios Triques de Oaxaca, Mexico
Blood Groups and the Affinities of the Canary Islanders
Anthropologia morfologica e sierologica della Repubblica Centrafricana
Migrants and Malaria
Teaching and Research in Human Biology
Physical Anthropology
Influences on Menarcheal Age in Girls in a Welsh College
Of the methods used to obtain estimates of the mean and dispersion of age at menarche in a population, the potential accuracy of two are generally agreed: the prospective method, in which individuals are followed in longitudinal studies throughout the pubertal period, and the status quo method, in which probits or logits are fitted to data from Yes/No questions to girls of known age in the range 9 to 17 years. These two procedures avoid many of t…
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