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Genetic structure of Flores island (Azores, Portugal) in the 19th century and in the present day: evidence from surname analysis.
Human biology - 1 Jun 2005
Santos Cristina, Abade Augusto, Cantons Jordi, Mayer Francine M, Aluja M Pilar, Lima Manuela
Abstract excerpt
The island of Flores is the most westerly of the Azores archipelago (Portugal). Despite its marked geographic isolation and reduced population size, biodemographic and genetic studies conducted so far do not support the idea that its population constitutes a genetic isolate. In this study we conducted a surname analysis of the Flores population for two time periods: the second half of the 19th century and the...
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