Skin colorimetry in Belize. II. Inter‐ and intra‐population variation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8317504
AutoresPamela J Byard (Wright State University), Francis C Lees (University at Albany, State University of New York)
Año1982
Volumen58
Número2
Páginas215-219
Fecha de publicación1982-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330580214
PMID7114202
OpenAlexW1984647630
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas3

Skin colorimetry readings taken in Belize, Central America (formerly British Honduras) with the two most commonly used portable reflectometers reveal significant differences in mean reflectance between Garifuna (Black Caribs) and Creoles, and between Garifuna in two settlements. These differences are related to variation in African, Indian, and European admixture, as estimated from serological markers. Sex differences are not evident in univariate comparisons, but females are significantly lighter than males in multivariate analyses of variance. Polynomial age trends exist in some groups for certain variables, but account for a very small amount of the variation in skin color within these groups

Biology · Colorimetry · Geography · Multivariate analysis of variance · Multivariate statistics · Population · Skin color · Statistics · Univariate · Variation (astronomy) · Chemistry · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Mathematics · Skin Protection and Aging · Zoonotic diseases and public health