Bonobos have a more human-like second-to-fourth finger length ratio (2D:4D) than chimpanzees: a hypothesized indication of lower prenatal androgens

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-365

  McIntyre, Matthew H ^a   Herrmann, Esther ^b   Wobber, Victoria ^c   Halbwax, Michel ^b   Mohamba, Crispin ^d   de Sousa, Nick ^d   Atencia, Rebeca ^d,e   Cox, Debby ^d,e   Hare, Brian ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary ^*  (Congo)

^e The Jane Goodall Institute   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D:4D; digit ratios; prenatal androgens; second to fourth finger length ratio; sex differences; social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 64649103686     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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