Genes, language, and culture history in the Southwest Pacific /

The islands north of Australia are home to a set of remarkably diverse human populations. The authors have used a sampling strategy to reveal the complex structure of the variation of populations in this region. Their findings reveal early human migrations out of Africa and an abundance of genetic v...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Friedlaender, Jonathan Scott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:Human evolution series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The islands north of Australia are home to a set of remarkably diverse human populations. The authors have used a sampling strategy to reveal the complex structure of the variation of populations in this region. Their findings reveal early human migrations out of Africa and an abundance of genetic variation within Island Melanesia.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198041085
019804108X
9786611851545
6611851542
128185154X
9781281851543