1. Differences in stature and cortical thickness among highland Quechua Indian boys
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Frisancho Ar, P. T. Baker, and Newman Mt
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Male ,Adolescent ,Population ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Indigenous ,Altitude ,Peru ,Jungle ,Humans ,Ecosystem diversity ,education ,Child ,education.field_of_study ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Bone Development ,business.industry ,Ecology ,Indians, South American ,Age Factors ,Subsistence agriculture ,Vegetation ,Hand ,Adaptation, Physiological ,Body Height ,Radiography ,Geography ,Agriculture ,Metacarpus ,business - Abstract
into three major ecological zones: coastal, highland, and jungle. Climate, vegetation, cultural traits, subsistence pattern, and population composition are different in each zone. The highland region is characterized by relatively cold climate and a predominance of native or indigenous Q uechua population with less admixture than those living in the coastal and jungle areas. Within the highland region, there is also large ecological diversity. The mountainous topography and its great differences in altitude over short distances permit the development of significant differences in terms of climate, culture, and subsistence pattern. At altitudes between 2,000 and 3,500 m (ca. 6,600 and 11,500 ft) the subsistence pattern is based primarily upon agriculture of maize
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- 1970