Neanderthal females migrated to avoid endogamy in family groups
The genetic analysis of 12 fossil samples from yaciment "El Sidron" (Asturias) endured by a research team coordinated by IBE researcher Carles Lalueza-Fox confirms the patrilocal behavious of Neanderthal groups. The work has been published today at Proceedings of the National Academy of Siencies.
The genetic analysis of 12 fossil samples from yaciment "El Sidron" (Asturias) endured by a research team coordinated by IBE researcher Carles Lalueza-Fox confirms the patrilocal behavious of Neanderthal groups. The work has been published today at Proceedings of the National Academy of Siencies.
IBE Researchers Carles Lalueza-Fox, Antonio Rosas, Almudena Estalrrich, Elena Gigli, Paula F. Campos, Antonio García-Tabernero, Samuel García-Vargas, Federico Sánchez-Quinto, Oscar Ramírez, Sergi Civit, Markus Bastir, Rosa Huguet, David Santamaría, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Eske Willerslev i Marco de la Rasilla (2010), " Genetic evidence for patrilocal mating behavior among Neandertal groups", | PNAS | January 4, 2011 | vol. 108 | no.1 pág: 250-253
Press clippings: La vanguardia 21/12/2010; La voz de Galicia 21/12/2010