Why have the peninsular "Negritos" remained distinct?

Human Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 445-484

  Benjamin, Geoffrey ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aslian; Gatherers; Hunter; Malaysia; Negrito; Orang asli; Semang

Indexed keywords

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; THAILAND;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THAILAND;

EID: 85026453466     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.085.0321     Document Type: Article

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