Malaria and immunoglobulins in Pacific prehistory

American Anthropologist

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 806-809

  Kelly, Kevin M ^a,b  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Austronesians; Immunoglobulins; Malaria; Natural selection; Pacific prehistory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033233934     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1999.101.4.806     Document Type: Article

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