Inferring population continuity versus replacement with aDNA: A cautionary tale from the aleutian Islands

Human Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-426

  Smith, Silvia E ^a   Hayes, M Geoffrey ^b,c   Cabana, Graciela S ^d   Huff, Chad ^e   Coltrain, Joan Brenner ^a   O'rourke, Dennis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian Islands; Ancient DNA; mtDNA haplogroups; Population continuity; Replacement

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149190100     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.081.0402     Document Type: Article

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