Intergenerational Changes in the Biological Dynamics of Populations from Southern Poland in the 20<sup>th</sup> Century

Nowak, Oskar; Piontek, Janusz; Zadarko-Domaradzka, Maria

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“…Steckel (1979Steckel ( , 1992Steckel ( , 1995Steckel ( , 2008 emphasized that four biological measures can be used to describe human well-being: life expectancy, morbidity, state of skeletal remains and height. Height is regarded as one of the indicators of environmental stress at population level, being an excellent barometer of standard of living of populations (Tanner, 1978(Tanner, , 1981Susanne et al, 2001;Sanna, 2002;Carson, 2005Carson, , 2009Carson, , 2010Carson, , 2011Nowak & Piontek, 2008;Bodenhorn, 2010a, b;Nowak et al, 2011).…”

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“…Among many factors contributing to an upward trend in height, the most important are likely to be nutrition and health status. The effects of other factors contributing to the increase of height in human populations, including wealth, health care, family income and education level, have also been described (Komlos, 1985(Komlos, , 1987(Komlos, , 2010Steckel, 1992Steckel, , 1995Komlos & Baten, 2004;Komlos & Baur, 2004;Carson, 2005Carson, , 2009Carson, , 2010Nowak & Piontek, 2008;Bodenhorn, 2010a, b;Nowak et al, 2011).…”

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“…The relationship between height and living conditions has been the subject of many studies including populations from contemporary Poland (Bielicki et al, 1981;Bielicki & Welon, 1982;Bielicki, 1986;Hulanicka et al, 1990;Bielicki & Hulanicka, 1998;Kołodziej & Kozieł, 2002), other areas of Europe and the United States (Susanne et al, 2001;Sanna, 2002;Komlos & Baur, 2004;Malina et al, 2004;Komlos, 2010;Nowak et al, 2011;Gupta et al, 2013;Mora, 2013), as well as historical populations (Nicholas & Steckel, 1991;Carson, 2005Carson, , 2009Carson, , 2010Carson, , 2011Kopczyń ski, 2005Kopczyń ski, , 2006Kopczyń ski, , 2007Kopczyń ski, , 2011Nowak & Piontek, 2008;Bodenhorn, 2010a, b;Barten & Blum, 2012). Wurm (1985) included changes over time in height in Germany in the 19th and 20th centuries.…”

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Height as an Indicator of Economic Status in the Polish Territories Under Russian Rule at the Turn of the 19th to 20th Century

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Height is regarded as one of the indicators of environmental stress at population level, being an excellent barometer of standard of living. The aim of this study was to describe diversity in height among populations living in different regions of the Kingdom of Poland in terms of the economic factors in the second half of the 19th and early 20th century. This study examines the height of adult inhabitants from five guberniyas (provinces) of the Kingdom of Poland (Łomża, Warsaw, Radom, Kalisz and Płock) collected in the years 1897-1914 (N = 732 men, N = 569 women). Differences in average height of male and female inhabitants across the five guberniyas were examined using ANOVA and the Fisher's LSD (Least Significant Difference) test of multiple comparisons. Statistically significant differences in the height between the guberniyas were observed. Diversity in the economic development in the studied guberniyas of the Kingdom of Poland translated into differences in the height of their inhabitants. Moreover, an increase in mean height over time was noted.

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Opportunity for the Operation of Natural Selection in a Contemporary Local Population (The Case of Slovincians, Poland)

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In research practice, it is possible to observe natural selection at work by analysing fertility and mortality. Crow’s index takes into account both of these vital statistics components and allows a quantitative estimation of the operation of natural selection on the basis of demographic birth and death figures. In this study, we use the classical Crow’s index to determine whether the disintegration of the Slovincian population in the second half of the 20th century was caused by factors of a biological nature, finally leading to disturbances in the reproductive strategy, or whether it was a result of the impact of many factors of a cultural nature. Use was made of measuring cards for 109 women and 38 men. The sample was divided into two generations: 1st generation, or individuals born up to the year 1900, and 2nd generation—those born after1900. Inthis material the opportunity for the operation of natural selection due to differential mortality and differential fertility was rather weak. Both generations of Slovincians were characterized by high fertility, suggesting their non-Malthusian type of reproductive strategy, and decreasing mortality of sexually immatures over time.It seems, therefore, that the loss of ethnic identity by Slovincians and their migration from the home territories was influenced by several factors of a cultural nature rather than their biological distinctness.

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Intergenerational Changes in the Biological Dynamics of Populations from Southern Poland in the 20^th Century

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Height as an Indicator of Economic Status in the Polish Territories Under Russian Rule at the Turn of the 19th to 20th Century

Height as an Indicator of Economic Status in the Polish Territories Under Russian Rule at the Turn of the 19th to 20th Century

Opportunity for the Operation of Natural Selection in a Contemporary Local Population (The Case of Slovincians, Poland)

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Height as an Indicator of Economic Status in the Polish Territories Under Russian Rule at the Turn of the 19th to 20th Century

Height as an Indicator of Economic Status in the Polish Territories Under Russian Rule at the Turn of the 19th to 20th Century

Opportunity for the Operation of Natural Selection in a Contemporary Local Population (The Case of Slovincians, Poland)

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