Health and disease in the prehistoric Pacific Islands
- Description:
- The main impetus of this research was to assess the role of infectious disease, particularly malaria, on the success of human settlement in the prehistoric Pacific Islands. A significant difference in the disease environments of the Pacific Islands is the presence of malaria in most of Melanesia and its absence in Polynesia. This research is the first attempt to assess the impact of malaria on ...
- Display date:
- 2001
- Location:
- Polynesia
- Format:
- Scholarly text
- Collections:
- Otago University Research Archive
- Contributors:
- Jones, Gareth
- Publisher:
- University of Otago
- Content partner:
- University of Otago
- Availability:
- Not specified
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