Genetic evidence for the colonization of Australia

Quaternary International

Volumn 285, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-56

  van Holst Pellekaan, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHROMOSOME; COLONIZATION; DISPERSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84872166256     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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