Journal
BIOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 6, Issue 6, Pages 858-861Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0192
Keywords
African Pygmies; dispersal; isolation by distance; microsatellites; population genetics
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- CNRS
- ACI Prosodie
- ANR [05-BLAN-0400-01]
- BLANC [NT09-611697]
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Hunter-gatherer Pygmies from Central Africa are described as being extremely mobile. Using neutral genetic markers and population genetics theory, we explored the dispersal behaviour of the Baka Pygmies from Cameroon, one of the largest Pygmy populations in Central Africa. We found a strong correlation between genetic and geographical distances: a pattern of isolation by distance arising from limited parent-offspring dispersal. Our study suggests that mobile hunter-gatherers do not necessarily disperse over wide geographical areas.
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