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On Methodological issues in the Indo-European debate By Michel Danino

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  1. Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK

    Marina Silva, Maria Pala, Ceiridwen J Edwards & Martin B Richards

  2. University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, National Library of Wales, Wales, UK

    John T Koch

  3. CBMA (Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal

    Pedro Soares

  4. Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal

    Pedro Soares

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Silva, M., Koch, J.T., Pala, M. et al. On Methodological issues in the Indo-European debate By Michel Danino. J Biosci 44, 69 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-019-9890-6

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