Concepedia

Finger-length ratios and sexual orientation

Terrance J. Williams, Michelle E. Pepitone, Scott Christensen, Bradley M. Cooke, Andrew D. Huberman, Nicholas J. Breedlove, Tessa J. Breedlove, Cynthia L. Jordan, S. Marc Breedlove

Nature · 2000 · 584 citations · 10 references

Concepts

Life SciencesEvolutionary BiologySexual SelectionFemale ChoiceMale SexualitySex RatioSexual DimorphismSexual OrientationFinger KinematicsSex-specific Length AnalysisSexual Orientation In MalesSexual Orientation MeasurementSexual Size Dimorphism

References

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The ratio of 2nd to 4th digit length: a predictor of sperm numbers and concentrations of testosterone, luteinizing hormone and oestrogen

John T. Manning, Diane Scutt, J. Wilson et al. · Human Reproduction · 1998 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Medicine, Anatomy, Biology +17

A Linkage Between DNA Markers on the X Chromosome and Male Sexual Orientation

Dean H. Hamer, Stella Hu, Victoria L. Magnuson et al. · Science · 1993 · 871 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +17

A Genetic Study of Male Sexual Orientation

J. Michael Bailey · Archives of General Psychiatry · 1991 · 508 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Psychology +12

Birth Order and Sibling Sex Ratio in Homosexual versus Heterosexual Males and Females

Ray Blanchard · Annual Review of Sex Research · 1997 · 199 citations

Social Sciences, Genetics, Gender +12

Comparison of the auditory systems of heterosexuals and homosexuals: Click-evoked otoacoustic emissions

Dennis McFadden, Edward G. Pasanen · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 147 citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Neuroscience +16