Changes in morphology of human populations due to migration and selection

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Abstract
Anthropological characteristics of 115 young Israeli-born male Jews (18-25 yr), offspring of immigrants from Russia and Poland, are described. The morphological changes in the young group are compared with a sample of 1914 from the parent group and with 2 non-Jewish European groups, 1547 in the 18-25 year age range, and 3711 in the 40-60 age range. The results indicate a migrational effect acting in young migrant offspring as expressed in higher anthropological values. Statistically significant differences were observed among migrants and the original stationary population. A model is proposed for predicting the expected rate of variation of morphological parameters in the 1st generation of migrants.

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