Digit ratio : a pointer to fertility, behavior, and health
Could the length of your fingers predict a predisposition to breast cancer? Or musical genius? The author posits that relative lengths of the second and fourth digits in humans provides a window into fertility- and sex-related traits
Print Book, English, ©2002
Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, ©2002
xvi, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
9780813530291, 9780813530307, 0813530296, 081353030X
46713099
Sex and Population Differences * Associations with Testosterone and Estrogen * Assertiveness, Aggression, Attractiveness, and the Wearing of Rings * Reproductive Success and Sexually Antagonistic Genes * Hand Preference, Verbal Fluency, Autism, and Depression * Birth Weight, Heart Attack, Breast Cancer, and Sex-Dependent Diseases * Male and Female Homosexuality * Music, Musicians, and Mare Choice * Sporting Ability, Running Speed, Spatial Perception, Football Players, and Male Competition * 2nd to 4th Digit Ratio and Future Research