Sex and asymmetry in humans: What is the role of developmental instability?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 612-622

  Van Dongen, S ^a   Cornille, R ^a   Lens, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Developmental instability; Handedness; Human; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BODY PATTERNING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 60649104507     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01667.x     Document Type: Article

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