Table 1 Ecology and economy type of the twenty tribes comprising the study populations
From: Evolutionary fitness as a function of pubertal age in 22 subsistence-based traditional societies
Name | Country | Ecology | Economy | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aeta | Philippines | tropical forest | mixed | 365 |
Baka (West Pygmy) | Cameroon | tropical forest | forager | 217 |
Batak | Philippines | tropical forest | mixed | 36 |
Arnhem land | Australia | coastal/desert | farming-foraging | > 700 |
Guaja | Brazil | neotropical forest | forager | 103 |
Hadza | Tanzania | savanna/woodland | forager | > 700 |
Hiwi | Venezuela | savanna/gallery | forager | 59 |
Ju'/hoansi | Botswana/Namibia | desert/savanna | forager | 278 |
Maku-Nadeb | Brazil | neotropical forest | farming-foraging | 97 |
Tsimane | Bolivia | neotropical forest | farming-foraging | 603 |
Yanomamo | Venezuela | neotropical forest | farming-foraging | 116 |
Ache | Paraguay | neotropical forest | farming-foraging | 484 |
Casiguran Agta | Philippines | tropical forest | forager | 155 |
Aka | Congo/C.A.R. | tropical forest | forager | 186 |
Efe (East Pygmy) | Congo (Ituri) | tropical forest | forager | 145 |
Gainj & Asai | New Guinea | highlanders | farming-foraging | 153 |
Turkana | Kenya | savanna | pastoral/mixed | 417 |
Warao | Venezuela | tropical forest | forager | 116 |
Gambia | Gambia | savanna/forest gallery | farming-foraging | > 700 |
Toba | Argentina | savanna/dry forest | mixed | 411 |
Wichi | Argentina | savanna/dry forest | mixed | 328 |
Maya | Mexico | forest/savanna | mixed | 182 |