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On the role of physiological characters in constitution typology (population approach)

Goodkova L.K.

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia

Goodkova Lyudmila K., Ph.D., D.Sc., e-mail: lkgoodkova@bk.ru

Abstract

With the help of discriminant analysis was made a comparison between somatotypes of individuals and their physiological and morphological characters. The result was that the morphological traits were better predictors of a somatotype, but the combined prediction by both sets of characters gave the highest percent of a somatotype status. The differences of discriminant analysis results depends on violations of physiological homeostasis of populations which are in extremal ecological conditions.

Keywords

physiological status, constitution typology, population, ecological factors, discriminant analysis

Цит.: Goodkova L.K. On the role of physiological characters in constitution typology (population approach) // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2009; 1/2009; с. 45-53