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Associations between dermatoglyphic variation, topography, and climate in Kenya
Author(s) -
Rosa Peter
Publication year - 1985
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.1330680311
Subject(s) - altitude (triangle) , kenya , range (aeronautics) , variation (astronomy) , dermatoglyphics , geography , physical geography , demography , biology , ecology , mathematics , archaeology , sociology , astrophysics , composite material , materials science , geometry , physics
Correlations between a number of dermatoglyphic finger and palmar taxonomic traits relating to 57 male and 53 female Kenyan populations, and altitude and mean annual rainfall are significant, not only in terms of the full range of samples, but also when samples are divided into independent smaller groups. These results are discussed and contrasted with those of other studies which have found no relationships between dermatoglyphic variation and climate in sub‐Saharan Africa.