Polynesians the hypermorphic asiatics - A scenario on prehistoric Mongoloid dispersals into Oceania

Anthropological Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-30

  Katayama, Kazumichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asiatic Mongoloids; Hypermorphic phenotype; Polynesian physique; R strategic adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029665906     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.104.15     Document Type: Article

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