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IT is becoming increasingly clear that if we wish to understand the biological evolution of man we must examine in detail the selective pressures and breeding structures of human populations which are in different stages of cultural development. Crow1 suggested a relatively simple method for measuring selection intensity in man. This communication describes the results obtained with Crow's method collected from among the Caingang Indians living in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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SALZANO, F. Selection Intensity in Brazilian Caingang Indians. Nature 199, 514 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199514a0
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