Attractiveness, body size, masculine sex roles and 2D:4D ratios in men

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a   Fawcett, Catherine C ^b   Jamieson, Luanne K ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Androgen; Attractiveness; Finger length ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349133557     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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