Digit ratio unaffected by estradiol treatment of zebra finch nestlings.

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There is rapidly growing evidence that the relative length of the second to fourth digit (digit ratio) in human hands is correlated with a large number of physiological and behavioral traits that are influenced by sex hormones. However, it is still unclear why these correlations exist. Very recently, similar correlations with relative toe lengths have been found in other vertebrate species including the zebra...

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