The evolutionary significance of incest rules

Ethnology and Sociobiology • Vol/Iss. 11 • Published In • Pages: 113-129 •
By Thornhill, Nancy Wilmsen

Hypothesis

Inbreeding will be negatively associated with pathogen risk (125).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
InbreedingDependentSpecial Unions And Marriages, Kinship Regulation Of Sex
Pathogen RiskIndependentMorbidity