Genetic continuity across a deeply divergent linguistic contact zone in North Maluku, Indonesia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The islands of North Maluku, Indonesia occupy a central position in the major prehistoric dispersal streams that shaped the peoples of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Within this region a linguistic contact zone exists where s...

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Main Authors: Wilder Jason A, Cox Murray P, Paquette Andrew M, Alford Regan, Satyagraha Ari W, Harahap Alida, Sudoyo Herawati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/12/100