Patterns of phenotypic covariation and correlation in modern humans as viewed from morphological integration

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作者
González-José, R
Van der Molen, S
González-Pérez, E
Hernández, M
机构
[1] Univ Barcelona, Fac Biol, Seccio Antropol, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
[2] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Fac Ciencies, Unitat Zool, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain
关键词
craniometrics; covariance matrices; molecular distances; morphological distances;
D O I
10.1002/ajpa.10302
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Proportionality of phenotypic and genetic distance is of crucial importance to adequately focus on population history and structure, and it depends on the proportionality of genetic and phenotypic covariance. Constancy of phenotypic covariances is unlikely without constancy of genetic covariation if the latter is a substantial component of the former. If phenotypic patterns are found to be relatively stable, the most probable explanation is that genetic covariance matrices are also stable. Factors like morphological integration account for such stability. Morphological integration can be studied by analyzing the relationships among morphological traits. We present here a comparison of phenotypic correlation and covariance structure among worldwide human populations. Correlation and covariance matrices between 47 cranial traits were obtained for 28 populations, and compared with design matrices representing functional and developmental constraints. Among-population differences in patterns of correlation and covariation were tested for association with matrices of genetic distances (obtained after an examination of 10 Alu-insertions) and with Mahalanobis distances (computed after craniometrical traits). All matrix correlations were estimated by means of Mantel tests. Results indicate that correlation and covariance structure in our species is stable, and that among-group correlation/ covariance similarity is not related to genetic or phenotypic distance. Conversely, genetic and morphological distance matrices were highly correlated. Correlation and covariation patterns were largely associated with functional and developmental factors, which probably account for the stability of covariance patterns. (C) 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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