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Examination of the relationship between inbreeding and population size

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

John H. Relethford
John H. Relethford
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, State University of New York College at Oneonta, New York, USA
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Summary

A method is presented for examining the relationship between effective population size and accumulated random inbreeding in human populations. For a set of populations, the inverse of inbreeding is regressed on effective population size using a linear regression model. This procedure allows testing of several hypotheses regarding the common and unique influences on population structure. Deviations from the expected curve suggest demographic or historical change. This method is applied to surname data from nine Irish isolates. The results show that the method is very useful in assessing differential influences on population structure.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 1985 , pp. 97 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © 1985, Cambridge University Press

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