The colours of humanity: the evolution of pigmentation in the human lineage
The colours of humanity: the evolution of pigmentation in the human lineage
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The colours of humanity: the evolution of pigmentation in the human lineage
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THE ROYAL SOCIETY
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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences, 2017-07, Vol.372 (1724), p.1-8
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THE ROYAL SOCIETY
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Humans are a colourful species of primate, with human skin, hair and eye coloration having been influenced by a great variety of evolutionary forces throughout prehistory. Functionally naked skin has been the physical interface between the physical environment and the human body for most of the history of the genus Homo, and hence skin coloration h...
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The colours of humanity: the evolution of pigmentation in the human lineage
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_44679018
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_44679018
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0962-8436
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