Digit ratio (2D:4D) and physical fitness in males and females: Evidence for effects of prenatal androgens on sexually selected traits

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 545-549

  Hönekopp, Johannes ^a   T Manning, John ^b   Müller, Constanze ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Digit ratio; Physical fitness; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPORT; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33644866508     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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