Publication Date:
2011-05-04
Description:
Based on genetic evidence collected from multiple individuals at a single site, Lalueza-Fox et al. (1) suggest that Neandertals exhibited patrilocality, a dispersal system in which males stay in their natal groups and females emigrate. Although contemporary human populations often exhibit patrilocality, flexible movement by both sexes is more typical for contemporary human forager populations, making it unclear what pattern we should expect for ancient humans.The claim of patrilocality rests on the observation that three adult males all have the same mtDNA haplotype, whereas three adult females each carry a different mtDNA lineage. The observation of higher female than male...
Keywords:
Letters
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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