Description
Book SynopsisMigration and colonisation are major forces affecting the frequency and spread of genes in human populations. Looking at migration as a process, this book shows how a combination of simulation models and field studies can help us understand both human evolution in the past and its consequences for us today.
Trade Review"This is an excellent summary of what geneticists and evolutionary biologists should know about human migration." Quarterly Review of Biology
"...major contribution and one of very few significant works on this topical issue in recent decades." Science
"The book's treatment of these different appoaches is excellent...As such, the book will serve as a classic reference from which to further research human migration." American Jrnl of Human Biology
Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. The study of migration; 2. The anthropology of human migration; 3. Population genetics models and human migration; 4. Computer simulation models; 5. Migration and colonization in human evolution; 6. Conclusions: an evolutionary framework for the study of migration; References.
