Evidence of intralocus sexual conflict: Physically and hormonally masculine individuals have more attractive brothers relative to sisters

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 423-432

  Garver Apgar, Christine E ^a   Eaton, Melissa A ^b   Tybur, Joshua M ^c   Emery Thompson, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Femininity; Intralocus conflict; Masculinity; Sexual dimorphism; Sexually antagonistic selection; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053566307     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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