Biological aspects of human migration and mobility

This paper reviews how migration, both geographical and social, impacts on variation in some human biological traits. Migration and mobility are considered in relation to anthropometric traits and indices, psychometric traits, health, disease and nutrition, temperature regulation and metabolism, men...

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Published in:Annals of human biology 2017-07, Vol.44 (5), p.427-440
Main Authors: Mascie-Taylor, C. G. N., Krzyżanowska, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anthropometric and psychometric traits
Anthropometry
disease, nutrition and gene flow
Gene Flow
Human Migration
Humans
Migration
mobility
Phenotype
physical and mental health
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Summary:This paper reviews how migration, both geographical and social, impacts on variation in some human biological traits. Migration and mobility are considered in relation to anthropometric traits and indices, psychometric traits, health, disease and nutrition, temperature regulation and metabolism, mental health and gene flow. It is well known that migration is important in disease transmission but, as this paper demonstrates, migration can have both positive and negative impacts on both donor and recipient populations for a wide range of human traits.
ISSN:0301-4460
1464-5033
DOI:10.1080/03014460.2017.1313448