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Published Online: 27 May 2005
Copyright © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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ArticleEffects of religion, economics, and geography on genetic structure of Fogo Island, Newfoundland | | M. H. Crawford 1 *, T. Koertevlyessy 2, R. G. Huntsman 3, M. Collins 3, R. Duggirala 1, L. Martin 1, D. Keeping 3 | 1Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
2Department of Anthropology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
3Blood Transfusion Service, The Canadian Red Cross, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 4A4
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*Correspondence to M. H. Crawford, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 The
population structure of Fogo Island, Newfoundland is described using
geography, religious affiliation, economic factors (such as the
presence of a fish-packing plant), and genetic markers. Five different
analytic methods, R-matrix analysis, rii VS. mean per locus heterozygosity, predicted kinship ( ),
mean first passage time, and Mantel matrix comparisons, were applied to
the Fogo Island genetic and demographic data. The results suggest that
geography plays a role on Fogo Island in the distribution of genes,
while religion, ethnicity, and economic factors play less significant
roles. The communities with fish-packing plants and tourism serve as
migratory  sinks
for Fogo islanders seeking employment. Reproductively, the most
isolated village on Fogo Island is Tilting, and this is reflected in
its genetic uniqueness, initially caused by Irish settlement and
subsequently the action of stochastic processes. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
Received: 9 June 1994; Accepted: 2 February 1995 10.1002/ajhb.1310070405 About DOI
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