Recent studies have shown that low-frequency alleles can sometimes surf on the wave of
advance of a population range expansion, reaching high frequencies and spreading over …

We report here a simulation study examining the effect of a recent spatial expansion on the
pattern of molecular diversity within a deme. We first simulate a range expansion in a virtual …

A Texture Atlas is an efficient color representation for 3D Paint Systems. The model to be
textured is decomposed into charts homeomorphic to discs, each chart is parameterized, and …

The peopling of the Americas has been the subject of extensive genetic, archaeological and
linguistic research; however, central questions remain unresolved 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 . One …

Objectives Improving access to emergency obstetrical and neonatal care (EmONC) is a key
strategy for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. Access is shaped by several factors, …

We examined genetic diversity and population structure in the American landmass using
678 autosomal microsatellite markers genotyped in 422 individuals representing 24 Native …

An appropriate model of recent human evolution is not only important to understand our
own history, but it is necessary to disentangle the effects of demography and selection on …

The large and diverse population of Latin America is potentially a powerful resource for
elucidating the genetic basis of complex traits through admixture mapping. However, no genome-…

The current genetic makeup of Latin America has been shaped by a history of extensive
admixture between Africans, Europeans and Native Americans, a process taking place within …

We present a new globally smooth parameterization method for the triangulated surfaces of
arbitrary topology. Given two orthogonal piecewise linear vector fields defined over the input …