A study of the effect of inbreeding in Skellefteå during the 19th century : Using Cox Proportional hazard model to analyze lifespans and Poisson/Negative Binomial regression to analyze fertility

Inbreeding is defined as when two individuals who are related mate and produce offspring. The level of inbreeding for an individual can be determined by calculating an inbreeding coefficient. Inbreeding can enhance both positive and negative traits. The risk for recessive diseases also increase. Dat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindberg, Erik
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Statistik 2016
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-122687