Genetic and environmental adaptation in high altitude natives: Conceptual, methodological, and statistical concerns

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 502, Issue , 2001, Pages 133-151

  Brutsaert, Tom D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Admixture; Developmental adaptation; Hypoxia; Migrant study; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANTHROPOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035575307     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3401-0_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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