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The Denisova hominin need not be an out of Africa story

Sun, 2011-07-31 22:09 -- John Hawks
TitleThe Denisova hominin need not be an out of Africa story
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsMartinón-Torres, M\'ıa, Dennell, R, Bermúdez de Castro, JM
JournalJournal of Human Evolution
Date Publisheddec
ISSN00472484
Keywords2010-12-20, Ancient DNA, asia, atapuerca, denisova, homo\_heidelbergensis, Late Pleistocene, Middle Paleolithic, mtDNA, neandertal, Neandertal DNA, siberia
URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.10.005
DOI10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.10.005
Citation KeyMartinon-Torres:Denisova:2010

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