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Patterns of variation in a caste-cluster of Dhangars of Maharashtra, India.
Collegium antropologicum - 1 Dec 2001
Reddy B M, Demarchi D A, Malhotra K C
Abstract excerpt
We study patterns of variation among the 20 endogamous groups of Dhangars, a caste-cluster from Maharashtra State of India, who are semi-nomadic shepherds and cattle herders. To understand patterns of variation, we subjected the data on fourteen anthropometric measurements of about 2,500 adult males and data on 6 genetic markers, published among 13 of the 20 Dhangar castes, to R-matrix analysis, Harpending and...
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