AN ANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILE OF MANNE DORA: A TRIBAL POPULATION OF VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH
G. SUDHAKAR *
Department of Human Genetics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003
V. PADMA *
Department of Human Genetics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003
M. SATYANARAYANA *
Department of Human Genetics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An anthropometric data on 50 males and 50 females of Manne Dora tribe inhabiting the plain areas of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh is presented, in order to know the inter and intra population variations. Mean of standard deviation and coefficient variation with corresponding standard errors are calculated for 18 measurements and 9 indices out of which 15 measurements and 5 indices show significant bisexual difference.
Keywords: Tribal anthropometry Physical Anthropology, Manne Dora Tribe