No association between fluctuating asymmetry in highly stabilized traits and second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) in human fetuses

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 393-398

  Van Dongen, Stefan ^a   Ten Broek, Clara M A ^b   Galis, Frietson ^b,c   Wijnaendts, Liliane C D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental instability; Digit ratio; Fluctuating asymmetry; Sex hormone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FINGER; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SKELETON;

FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67349220120     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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