The Black Caribs (Garifuna) of Livingston, Guatemala: Genetic Markers and Admixture Estimates

Crawford, Michael H.; Gonzalez, Nancie L.; Schanfield, M. S.; Dykes, Dale D.; Skradski, K.; Polesky, H. F.

dc.contributor.author	Crawford, Michael H.
dc.contributor.author	Gonzalez, Nancie L.
dc.contributor.author	Schanfield, M. S.
dc.contributor.author	Dykes, Dale D.
dc.contributor.author	Skradski, K.
dc.contributor.author	Polesky, H. F.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-02T16:48:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-02T16:48:19Z
dc.date.issued	1981-02
dc.identifier.citation	Crawford, Michael H., Nancie L. Gonzalez, M. S. Schanfield, Dale D. Dykes, K. Skradski, and H. F. Polesky. "The Black Caribs (Garifuna) of Livingston, Guatemala: Genetic Markers and Admixture Estimates." Human Biology 53.1 (1981): 87-103. Web. 02 June 2015.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/17973
dc.description	This is the published version. Copyright 1981 Wayne State University Press.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The Black Caribs (Garifuna) are descendants of West African and Amerindian groups from St. Vincent Island who were transplanted to the coast of Central America in 1797. The founding population, estimated at 2,500 to 5,000 persons, gave rise to 65,000 Black Caribs who presently reside in 54 fishing villages spread geographically from Stann Creek (Dangriga), Belize, to LaFe, Nicaragua. This paper documents the genetic variation observed for 24 blood group, red blood cell and serum protein systems in one of the Black Carib communities of Livingston, Guatemala. Admixture estimates, based upon Gm, suggest the following parental population contribution for Livingston: 70% African, 29% Indian and 1% European.	en_US
dc.publisher	Wayne State University Press	en_US
dc.title	The Black Caribs (Garifuna) of Livingston, Guatemala: Genetic Markers and Admixture Estimates	en_US
dc.type	Article
kusw.kuauthor	Crawford, Michael H.
kusw.kudepartment	Anthropology	en_US
kusw.oaversion	Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
kusw.oapolicy	This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess

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