title: Digital dermatoglyphics of three Amerindian populations of the Brazilian Amazonia: a further test of the field theory.
abstract: Finger ridge counts of three Amerindian populations of the Brazilian Amazonia (Suruí-Paitér, Kayapó-Xikrín and Suruí-Mudjetíre) were subjected to principal component analysis in order to verify the concept of developmental field (field theory). For both sexes, a clear tripartite divisioning (digit I, digits II-III, and digits IV-V) was obtained, corroborating results previously published for other populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Indiana University.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vieira-Filho
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological