Population kinetics across the Indo-Pacific region : submitted in fulfillment of a Masters in Philosophy, Massey University, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorAliev, Aydar
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-24T01:20:22Z
dc.date.available2015-02-24T01:20:22Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractNo abstract. The following is taken from the outline: The Pacific region provides a natural system to study complex admixture. From a broad perspective, there were two waves of settlement; the first 45,000 years ago (Melanesian), and the second, approximately 5,000 years ago (Asian) [1]. According to recent research, Asian ancestry does not decline gradually across Island Southeast Asia, but instead dramatically decreases, forming a cline [2]. There are several hypotheses explaining why there is a drastic, but not gradual, change in genetic ancestry proportions (Asian to Melanesian) across the region. One of these is a steep change in environmental conditions in Eastern Indonesia, which complicates rice cultivation [3]. Another explanation can be the switch from matri- to patriarchal social systems [4]. The main goal of this project is to explore demographic factors, such as migration and selection, to see if they can explain the genetic ancestry distribution. The main theoretical question that I will answer is: what is the reason behind the steep change in genetic ancestry proportion across eastern Indonesia? One of the reasons behind this could be cultural selection, although selection is just a hypothesis and the process might be selectively neutral. Anthropological data from the region are quite sparse, and this leads to the second goal of the project: to infer the history of modern Pacific populations using genetic data.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/6293
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectPopulation, Indonesiaen_US
dc.subjectPopulation, Pacific regionen_US
dc.subjectPopulation, Indo-Pacific regionen_US
dc.subjectPopulation history, Indo-Pacific regionen_US
dc.subjectGenetic ancestry changesen_US
dc.titlePopulation kinetics across the Indo-Pacific region : submitted in fulfillment of a Masters in Philosophy, Massey University, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorAliev, Aydaren_US
thesis.degree.disciplineScienceen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.)en_US
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