The relationship between sexual dimorphism in human faces and fluctuating asymmetry

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2004, Pages

  Koehler, Nicole ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a   Rhodes, Gillian ^a   Peters, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Femininity; Fluctuating asymmetry; Masculinity; Mate quality

Indexed keywords

FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASCULINITY; MATE CHOICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 2342514776     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0146     Document Type: Article

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