Population Structure of the Pelješac Peninsula, Yugoslavia

Document Type

Article

Authors

Stephen L. Zegura, University of Arizona
Branka Janićijević, Department of Anthropology, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Diana Šimić, Department of Anthropology, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Derek F. Roberts, Department of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Linda A. Bennett, Memphis State University
Pavao Rudan, Department of Anthropology, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Abstract

We gathered serogenetic and parent-offspring migration data from 604 residents of 7 villages on the Pelješac peninsula in southern Yugoslavia. A variety of population genetics and multivariate statistics models and procedures give a concordant picture of the population structure of this region. Extensive migration is the dominant microevolutionary force patterning the variation seen today. Multiple population bottlenecks have also occurred over the past few centuries as a result of disease, famine, war, economic failure, and founder events, making it likely that genetic drift has been an important factor in the history of this population system.

Recommended Citation

Zegura, Stephen L.; Janićijević, Branka; Šimić, Diana; Roberts, Derek F.; Bennett, Linda A.; and Rudan, Pavao (1990) "Population Structure of the Pelješac Peninsula, Yugoslavia," Human Biology: Vol. 62: Iss. 2, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol62/iss2/1