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COMPARISON OF TWINNING RATES FOR VILLAGES IN MAKARSKA REGION, CROATIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2013

JADRANKA SUNDE ,
MATIJA BORIĆ ,
NATALIJA URLIĆ  and
LARA URLIĆ
JADRANKA SUNDE*
Affiliation:
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Australia
MATIJA BORIĆ
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, University of Split, Croatia
NATALIJA URLIĆ
Affiliation:
Geni.com
LARA URLIĆ
Affiliation:
Geni.com
*
1Corresponding author. Email: jadranka.sunde@gmail.com
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Summary

A detailed database on the genealogy of the Makarska region in Croatia has been created. The twinning rate for three villages in the region (Podgora, Tučepi and Brela) were analysed over the period 1870 to 1940 and factors such as mother's age and birth order are discussed. Of the three villages, Podgora was identified as having the highest twinning rate and consequently records for Podgora were examined further to include almost 400 years of historical data (from 1621 to 1950).

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 45 , Issue 6 , November 2013 , pp. 841 - 852
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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