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Variation in Selection Intensities among the Western Coastal Populations of India

Authors

  • Anup K. Kapoor Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi
  • Monika Saini Department of Social Sciences, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi

Keywords:

Coastal, Embryonic, Fertility, Mortality, Post‐natal, Pre‐natal, Selection

Abstract

Selection is continuously occurring on the living beings and the fittest who are able to reproduce will survive. To measure this selection, the data from 954 women was obtained who belong to different ethnic groups of Gujarat and Maharashtra and various index and components were computed using Crow`s Index and Johnston and Kensinger`s Index. The Crow`s total index value was found to be 0.539. The mortality component was found to be 0.130 and fertility component was found to be 0.363. The contribution of fertility component was greater than the mortality component according to Crow`s Index. Value of total selection index computed using Johnston and Kensinger`s Index is 0.639. The index of selection due to pre‐natal mortality and post‐natal mortality was observed to be 0.064 and 0.130 respectively. Therefore, it is found that among coastal populations of Gujarat and Maharashtra the selection trend is more due to fertility component than mortality component.

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2021-12-20

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