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Biological affinities between the migrant groups of fishermen of Puri Coast, Orissa, India
Author(s) -
Reddy B. Mohan,
Chopra Virendra P.,
Mukherjee Deba P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330740312
Subject(s) - endogamy , affinities , mahalanobis distance , anthropometry , ethnic group , dermatoglyphics , geography , demography , biology , evolutionary biology , mathematics , anthropology , statistics , sociology , archaeology , biochemistry
Biological affinities between the three endogamous groups of marine fishermen of Puri are examined with the help of nine anthropometric measurements and 22 dermatoglyphic traits of fingers and palms. The results are interpreted in the light of their ethnic, geographical, and migrational backgrounds. Multiple discriminant analysis and Mahalanobis's generalized distances suggest higher discrimination of populations with reference to anthropometric traits as compared to that in dermatoglyphic variables. While the nature of interpopulation distances conforms to the geographic pattern in anthropometrics, no clear picture emerges in the dermatoglyphic distances supporting either ethnic or geographic evidence.