Fluctuating asymmetry and general intelligence: No genetic or phenotypic association

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-288

  Johnson, Wendy ^a,b   Segal, Nancy L ^c   Bouchard Jr , Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness; Fluctuating asymmetry; General intelligence; Genetic and environmental influences; Intelligence; Twin sample

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149088105     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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