Robust identification of local adaptation from allele frequencies
Comparing allele frequencies among populations that differ in environment has long been a tool for detecting loci involved in local adaptation. However, such analyses are complicated by an imperfect knowledge of population allele frequencies and neutral ...
Graham Coop +8 more
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Inferring Admixture Histories of Human Populations Using Linkage Disequilibrium [PDF]
Author Manuscript date February 9, 2013Long-range migrations and the resulting admixtures between populations have been important forces shaping human genetic diversity.
Bonnie Berger +10 more
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NÚMERO E A DISTINÇÃO CONTÁVEL-MASSIVO EM KARITIANA
Este artigo investiga a semântica do sintagma nominal na língua Karitiana e avalia suas implicações para uma teoria semântica sobre a expressão do número e da distinção massivo/ contável nas línguas naturais. O artigo também investiga a possibilidade de ocorrência de argumentos sem a presença de material funcional.
MÜLLER, Ana +2 more
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Selection on the Human Bitter Taste Gene, TAS2R16, inEurasian Populations [PDF]
Bitter taste is one of the most important senses alerting humans to noxious foods. In gatherer communities, sensitivity to bitterness is presumably advantageous because of various noxious plants.
Kidd, Judith R. +3 more
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Efficient Moment-Based Inference of Admixture Parameters and Sources of Gene Flow [PDF]
The recent explosion in available genetic data has led to significant advances in understanding the demographic histories of and relationships among human populations.
Berger, Bonnie +5 more
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Reconstructing Austronesian population history in Island Southeast Asia [PDF]
Austronesian languages are spread across half the globe, from Easter Island to Madagascar. Evidence from linguistics and archaeology indicates that the ‘Austronesian expansion,’ which began 4,000–5,000 years ago, likely had roots in Taiwan, but the ...
Berger, Bonnie +7 more
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Línguas Indígenas Brasileiras: O novo campo de provas dos universais linguísticos
O objetivo deste artigo é apontar a centralidade que as línguas indígenas brasileiras estão alcançando. O estudo científico das línguas indígenas está impulsionando a linguística teórica.
Ana Quadros Gomes
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O uso de critérios semânticos para a identificação de adjetivos em karitiana [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to discuss criteria for identifying adjectives in natural languages using the language Karitiana (Arikén, Tupi) as an example.
Sanchez-Mendes, Luciana
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Construções comparativas em Karitiana: descrição preliminar [PDF]
<p class="Standard">Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma descrição preliminar das construções comparativas em Karitiana (uma língua nativa da América do Sul falada em Rondônia, Brasil, família Arikén, tronco Tupi). Primeiramente, o artigo investiga essas construções considerando o Karitiana numa perspectiva tipológica.
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Clever animals: Naturalcultural interactions in Karitiana hunting practices (Rondônia, Brazil) [PDF]
This article addresses hunting practices and human-animal relations among the Karitiana, a Tupi-Arikém-speaking indigenous people in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon, asserting that if humans can learn from animals in long-lasting hunting experiences in
Vander Velden, Felipe
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