Comments on “High Altitude Hypoxia, Culture, and Human Fecundity/Fertility”

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American AnthropologistVolume 86, Issue 4 p. 994-996 Free Access Comments on “High Altitude Hypoxia, Culture, and Human Fecundity/Fertility” Amitabha Basu, Amitabha Basu Indian Statistical Institute, CalcuttaSearch for more papers by this authorRanjan Gupta, Ranjan Gupta Indian Statistical Institute, CalcuttaSearch for more papers by this author Amitabha Basu, Amitabha Basu Indian Statistical Institute, CalcuttaSearch for more papers by this authorRanjan Gupta, Ranjan Gupta Indian Statistical Institute, CalcuttaSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1984 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1984.86.4.02a00160AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES CITED Abelson, A. E. 1984 Altitude and Fertility: Biological and Cultural Effects. In Proceedings of the Indian Statistical Institute Golden Jubilee International Conference on Human Genetics and Adaptation, Vol. 2. Human Adaptation. A. Basu and K. C. Malhotra, eds. Calcutta : Indian Statistical Institute. Bangham, C. R. M., and J. M. Sacherer. 1980 Fertility of Nepalese Sherpas at Moderate Altitudes: Comparison with High Altitude Data. Annals of Human Biology 7: 323– 330. Basu, A., R. Gupta, and S. K. Bhattacharya 1979 Altitude and Biology in the Sherpas: An Alternative Approach to the Study of High Altitude Biology in the Context of the Eastern Himalayan Situation. Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society 14: 139– 148. Gupta, R. 1978 A Comparative Demographic Study of the Sherpas of Upper Khumbu (above 10,000 ft.), and their Migrant Counterparts in Kalimpong Sub-Division (3,000-6,000 ft.), Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India. ISI Tech. Report No. An-throp/11/78. Calcutta : Biological Sciences Division, Indian Statistical Institute. 1980 Altitude and Demography among the Sherpas. Journal of Biosocial Science 12: 103– 114. 1981 The Impact of Altitude on Human Populations. Ph.D. thesis in Anthropology, University of Calcutta. Weitz, C. A., I. G. Pawson, M. V. Weitz, S. D. R. Lang, and A. Lang 1978 Cultural Factors Affecting the Demographic Structure of a High Altitude Nepalese Population. Social Biology 25: 179– 195. Volume86, Issue4December 1984Pages 994-996 ReferencesRelatedInformation