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- ↑ Kerala Forests & Wildlife Department (2004) "Population of Important Forest Dwelling Tribes in Kerala" retrieved 4/4/2007 "Population of Important Forest Dwelling Tribes in Kerala"
- ↑ Prabhakaran, G., "Plan afoot to uproot ganja from Silent Valley", The Hindu 12 March 2006.uproot ganja
- ↑ Stephen Joseph and P. M. Mathew (2005) "Effects of Inbreeding in the Mudugar and Irular Tribal Populations in Kerala", J. Hum. Ecol., 17(4): 247-250 "Effects of Inbreeding in the Mudugar"
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