Patrones ecológicos y genéticos de adaptación en los amerindios Guaymí de Costa Rica y Panamá / Ecologic and genetic patterns of adaptation in the Guaymi Amerindians of Costa Rica and Panama

ABSTRACT

Some anthropological and genetic features of the Guayami Amerindian group of Costa Rica and Panama are described in a ecological context. The fission-fusion phenomenon and the lineal effect are present; however, there are some important differences in relation to other hunter gatherer indian groups. These adaptation patterns are important for the genetic structure and evolution of the Guayami Amerindian in the Intermediate Zone.