Why are pygmies so short? A defense of Migliano's hypothesis

Human Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Migliano, Andrea Bamberg ^a   Vinicius, Lucio ^a   Lahr, Marta Mirazón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953001825     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.082.0107     Document Type: Letter

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