Second to fourth digit ratio and the sporting success of sumo wrestlers

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 130-136

  Tamiya, Rie ^a   Lee, Sun Youn ^b   Ohtake, Fumio ^b  

^a NHK SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2nd:4th digit ratio; Promotion; Sports ability; Sumo; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857030968     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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