Research Article

The Role of Genetic Drift in Shaping Modern Human Cranial Evolution: A Test Using Microevolutionary Modeling

Table 1

Human population samples included in the present study, with sample sizes and museum locations. AMNH, American Museum of Natural History, NMNH, National Museum of Natural History, BNHM, British Natural History Museum. *Subset of populations included in the analysis of mandibular morphology.

PopulationRegionnMuseum locations

Cameroon*Africa44AMNH
Khoisan*Africa43AMNH, BNHM
PareAfrica27AMNH
FrenchEurope50NMNH, BNHM
RussiansEurope36AMNH, NMNH
Han Chinese*East Asia50AMNH, NMNH
MalayEast Asia55AMNH, NMNH
Japanese*East Asia40BNHM, NMNH
Mongolian*East Asia44AMNH
Siberian natives*East Asia51AMNH, NMNH
Southern Indians*South Asia50AMNH
Australian aborigines*Oceania48AMNH, NMNH
Papua New Guineans*Oceania34AMNH
Solomon IslandersOceania31AMNH, NMNH
Greenland Inuit*North America43AMNH, NMNH
Mexican IndiansNorth America44NMNH