Big feet in Polynesia: a somatometric study of the Tongans

被引：5
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作者：
Gonda, Eri [1 ]
Katayama, Kazumichi
机构：
[1] Kyoto Univ, Primate Res Inst, Dept Morphol & Evolut, Inuyama, Aichi 4848506, Japan
[2] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Zool, Inuyama, Aichi 4848506, Japan
来源：
ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 2006年 / 114卷 / 02期
关键词：
Tonga; Polynesians; foot measurements; hand measurements;
D O I：
10.1537/ase.00097
中图分类号：
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
Somatometric research was conducted in Tonga, Polynesia, with a focus on foot and hand size and proportions. Data were taken on 140 adults (90 females and 50 males) and compared with those of other population groups. In addition to their heavy body-build, Tongans were found to have significantly longer and wider feet and hands than the Japanese, French, Australian Aborigines, or Bamanann-Fulbe West Africans. The significance of these physical characteristics of Polynesians is discussed from a micro-evolutionary viewpoint.
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页码：127 / 131
页数：5
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