Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 174-181 , May 2004

Picture recall skills correlate with 2D:4D ratio in women but not men

  • Mary Poulin

      Affiliations

    • Adult Degree Program, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA 24401, USA
    • Department of Psychology, Pearce Science Center, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA 24401, USA
    • ,
  • Rachael L O'Connell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Pearce Science Center, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA 24401, USA
    • Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA 24401, USA
    • ,
  • Louise M Freeman

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-540-887-7326; fax: +1-540-887-7121
    • Department of Psychology, Pearce Science Center, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA 24401, USA

Received 23 May 2003 ,Accepted 25 March 2004.

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PII: S1090-5138(04)00020-0

doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2004.03.004

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 174-181 , May 2004

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