id11003453 pdfMachine by Broadgun Software - a great PDF writer! - a great PDF creator! - http://www.pdfmachine.com http://www.broadgun.com ISSN : 0974 - 7532 Volume 5 Issue 4 Research & Reviews in Trade Science Inc. BBiiooSScciieenncceess Regular Paper RRBS, 5(4), 2011 [156-168] Surnames in Gracias a Dios: Population structure and residence patterns in the Honduran miskito territory assessed through isonymy ía Mejia Edwin Francisco Herrera Paz1*, Delmy Aracely Mej 2 ólica de Honduras. Campus San Pedro y San Pablo, San Pedro Sula, (HONDURAS) 1Universidad Cat édico de la Familia. Colonia Rivera Hernández, calle principal. San Pedro Sula, (HONDURAS) 2Centro M E-mail :
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[email protected] Received: 17th September, 2011 ; Accepted: 17th October, 2011 ABSTRACT KEYWORDS The main objective of this paper is to assess the genetic structure and Honduran Moskitia; residence preferences of the populations that inhabit the Honduran Genetic isolate; Moskitia, a wide area of tropical rain forest that comprises the Department Surnames; of Gracias a Dios, in the republic of Honduras. For this purpose, common Genetic structure; isonymy parameters within and between parishes, as well as residence Urbanization. patterns using both surnames were calculated from a list of 22,961 electors at 54 villages or towns, grouped in six municipalities. High Isonymy values were obtained from all the communities and predominance in patrilocality in most of them, revealing a highly structured, patrilocal population com- posed mainly by relatively isolated communities. Analysis of isonymy be- tween communities revealed the most probable historical migration routes and relations among locations. Evidence of an early relatively homoge- neous peopling of the region followed by high differentiation between communities was found.