Demographic histories, isolation and social factors as determinants of the genetic structure of Alpine linguistic groups.

Great European mountain ranges have acted as barriers to gene flow for resident populations since prehistory and have offered a place for the settlement of small, and sometimes culturally diverse, communities. Therefore, the human groups that have settled in these areas are worth exploring as an imp...

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Main Authors: Valentina Coia, Marco Capocasa, Paolo Anagnostou, Vincenzo Pascali, Francesca Scarnicci, Ilaria Boschi, Cinzia Battaggia, Federica Crivellaro, Gianmarco Ferri, Milena Alù, Francesca Brisighelli, George B J Busby, Cristian Capelli, Frank Maixner, Giovanna Cipollini, Pier Paolo Viazzo, Albert Zink, Giovanni Destro Bisol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24312576/?tool=EBI