Status of Austro-Asiatic groups in the peopling of India: An exploratory study based on the available prehistoric, linguistic and biological evidences

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 507-522

  Kumar, Vikrant ^a   Reddy, B Mohan ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Australoid; Culture; Gene flow; Genetic markers; Geography; Language; Migration; Mon Khmer; Mundari

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; LINGUISTICS; MIGRATION; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY;

EID: 0037592639     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705125     Document Type: Article

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