Natural selection in human populations : the measurement of ongoing genetic evolution in contemporary societies / edited Carl Jay Bajema.

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[1971]
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    Fertility and Physique—Height, Weight, and Ponderal Index 91 Summary and Abstract Among 2,616 men measured at Harvard College between 1880 and 1912, the 1,511 who subsequently married and had children were 0.8 cm taller than the 578 men who remained single, and 1.0 cm taller than the 527 men who married but had no children. The three groups of men did not differ in weight or in ponderal index, height/^ weight. The 1,511 fathers showed no association between ultimate fertility and height, weight, or ponderal index. Acknowledgment We are grateful to Mr. F. L. Stagg for access to data which he collected. Literature Cited Clark, P. J. and J. N. Spuhler. 1959. Differential fertility in relation to body dimensions. Human Biol., 31: 121-137. Damon, A. 1965. Notes on anthropometric technique. III. Adult weight gain, accuracy of stated weight, and their implications for constitutional anthropology. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop., 23: 306-311. Damon, A. and R. L. Nuttall. 1965. Ponderal index of fathers and sex ratio of children. Human Biol, 37: 23-28 and 216. Davenport, C. B. 1923. Body Build and Its Inheritance. Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. Frassetto, F. 1933. Prolificité et constitution. Congrès International d'Anthropologie et d'Archeologie Préhistoriques, 15e Session, Paris, France, 1931. 1934. I principali caratteri antropologici e costituzionalistici studiati i 1,450 geni¬ tore prolifici della regione emiliana. Pp. 145-220 in Cini, C. (ed.), infra. Cini, C. (ed.). 1934. Proceedings of the International Congress for Studies on Population, Rome, 1931. Vol. IV, Anthropology and Geography. Instituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Rome. Stoudt, H. W., A. Damon, R. A. McFarland and J. Roberts. 1965. Weight, height and selected body dimensions of adults. United States 1960-62. Publication No. 1000—series 11—No. 8, Vital and Health Statistics, U.S. Public Health Service, Gov't Print. Off., Washington, D.C.