title: Isolation by distance in human populations.
abstract: Malécot's theory of isolation by distance under 'continuous' migration is shown to fit acceptably to various human populations. Although it provides a less complete and reliable prediction of population structure than migration matrices, it is applicable to a greater range of structures and data.
mesh_terms: D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014171:Transients and Migrants