The relationship between sexual dimorphism in human faces and fluctuating asymmetry Koehler, Nicole, Simmons, Leigh W., Rhodes, Gillian and Peters, Marianne 2004, The relationship between sexual dimorphism in human faces and fluctuating asymmetry, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London : series B, vol. 271, no. Supp 4, pp. 233-236. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The relationship between sexual dimorphism in human faces and fluctuating asymmetry Author(s) Koehler, Nicole Simmons, Leigh W. Rhodes, Gillian Peters, Marianne Journal name Proceedings of the Royal Society of London : series B Volume number 271 Issue number Supp 4 Start page 233 End page 236 Total pages 4 Publisher Royal Society Publishing Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2004-05-07 ISSN 0962-8452 1471-2954 Summary Previous studies have found both support and lack of support for a positive relationship between masculinity and symmetry, two putative signs of mate quality, in male faces. We re-examined this relationship using an explicit measure of facial fluctuating asymmetry, as well as other measures of asymmetry, and measures of facial masculinity/femininity. We also used ratings of these traits for faces. Further, we examined the relationship between facial sexual dimorphism and body asymmetry. We found no significant correlations between facial masculinity and any of our measures of asymmetry or ratings of symmetry in males. Facial femininity was not consistently associated with facial symmetry in females, but was associated with body symmetry. Therefore, for females, but not males, facial femininity and body symmetry may reflect similar aspects of mate quality. We also examined the relationships between trait ratings and measurements. Our results provide validation of our ability to measure aspects of asymmetry that are perceived to be symmetrical, and aspects of sexual dimorphism that are perceived as feminine in females and masculine in males. Language eng Field of Research 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30065736 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Deakin Learning Futures Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 16 Sep 2014, 14:16:18 EST Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 12:53:05 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 77 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 176 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 16 Sep 2014, 14:16:18 EST