title: Anthropometric and physiological properties in the determination of biological distances.
abstract: The investigation of anthropometric dimensions of the body and head, lung function tests and blood pressure was carried out in 3 separate groups. The analysis of 'distances' between particular pairs of the analyzed groups was performed by Penrose's CH2 and its components CQ2 and (v-l/v)CZ2. It is pointed to various ways of diversification of particular characteristics, which is likely to depend on different selective inertia of particular traits, that is, on different intensity of the effect of genetic and/or ecological factors on their formation. It is shown that as many different biological characteristics of human groups as possible should be taken into consideration for the calculation of 'distances'.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001827:Body Height; D002508:Cephalometry; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D015022:Yugoslavia