Morphology and Behavior: Phrenology Revisited

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-304

  Gallup, Gordon G ^a   Frederick, Michael J ^a   Pipitone, R Nathan ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

body configuration; evolution and behavior; facial attractiveness; fluctuating asymmetry; reproductive competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049136082     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.12.3.297     Document Type: Article

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