Lack of Support for the Association between Facial Shape and Aggression: A Reappraisal Based on a Worldwide Population Genetics Perspective

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gómez Valdés, Jorge ^a   Hünemeier, Tábita ^b   Quinto Sánchez, Mirsha ^c   Paschetta, Carolina ^c   de Azevedo, Soledad ^c   González, Marina F ^c   Martínez Abadías, Neus ^d   Esparza, Mireia ^e   Pucciarelli, Héctor M ^f   Salzano, Francisco M ^b   Bau, Claiton H D ^b   Bortolini, Maria Cátira ^b   González José, Rolando ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d CENTRE FOR GENOMIC REGULATION CRG   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOGRAPHY; FACE PROFILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; POPULATION GENETICS; PRISONER; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

AGGRESSION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CRIME; FACE; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84872241911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052317     Document Type: Review

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