Facial width-to-height ratio in a Turkish population is not sexually dimorphic and is unrelated to aggressive behavior

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-173

  Özener, Bariş ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Facial width to height ratio; Sexual dimorphism

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EID: 84859568805     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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