Human sexual dimorphism in size may be triggered by environmental cues

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 657-665

  Kanazawa, Satoshi ^a   Novak, Deanna L ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYGYNY; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY HEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 25144449039     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932004007047     Document Type: Article

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