Smarter people are (a bit) more symmetrical: A meta-analysis of the relationship between intelligence and fluctuating asymmetry

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-401

  Banks, George C ^a   Batchelor, John H ^a   McDaniel, Michael A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; g; General fitness factor; Intelligence; IQ; Publication bias; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954033219     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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