Human microevolution and the atlantic slave trade: A case study from Säo Tomé

Current Anthropology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 134-143

  Coelho, Margarida ^a   Coia, Cíntia Alves Valentina ^a,b   Luiselli, Donata ^d   Useli, Antonella ^d   Hagemeijer, Tjerk ^c   Amorim, António ^d   Destro Bisol, Giovanni ^b   Rocha, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d NONE

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EID: 40549106122     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524762     Document Type: Article

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