The Evolution of Human Skin and Skin Color
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Anthropology
- Vol. 33 (1), 585-623
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.anthro.33.070203.143955
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