Use of Surname Models in Human Population Biology: A Review of Recent Developments

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Article

Authors

Sonia E. Colantonio, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ar- gentina.
Gabriel W. Lasker, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University. (Professor Gabriel Lasker died on Au- gust 29, 2002, shortly before the final version of this paper was completed).
Bernice A. Kaplan, Department of Anthropology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202.
Vicente Fuster, Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

Abstract

Since 1985, when a bibliography concerning studies on sur- names and genetic structure appeared, the number of publications on this subject has increased a thousandfold. New topics and uses have been added, but large gaps in knowledge remain. Only studies on isonymy in cities of na- tion states for recent times are well covered, and most studies are on popula- tions that were selected because they are isolated and not because they are typical. This review, although not exhaustive, covers the literature published since 1985.

Recommended Citation

Colantonio, Sonia E.; Lasker, Gabriel W.; Kaplan, Bernice A.; and Fuster, Vicente (2003) "Use of Surname Models in Human Population Biology: A Review of Recent Developments," Human Biology: Vol. 75: Iss. 6, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol75/iss6/1