Human intelligence, fluctuating asymmetry and the peacock's tail. General intelligence (g) as an honest signal of fitness

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 897-902

  Luxen, Marc F ^a   Buunk, Bram P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Big Five; Evolution; Fluctuating asymmetry; General intelligence; Handicap theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745998018     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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