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Brief communication: Facial fluctuating asymmetry as a marker of sex differences of the response to phenotypic stresses.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Oct 2010
Ozener Barış
Abstract excerpt
Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is thought to increase as a result of environmental perturbations during development. A number of studies involving measures of health and developmental stability other than FA have discussed the presumed increased buffering in females relative to males. But, there is little evidence in the literature on FA to support this hypothesis. This research was conducted to determine the level...
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