Masculinised brain and romantic jealousy: Examining the association between digit ratio (2D:4D) and between- and within-sex differences

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-111

  Fussell, Nicola J ^a   Rowe, Angela C ^a   Park, Justin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D:4D ratio; Between sex differences; Emotional infidelity; Evolutionary theory; Prenatal testosterone; Romantic jealousy; Sexual infidelity; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955571208     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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