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Hormone That Affects Finger Length Key To Social Behavior
sciencedaily ^ | Nov. 4, 2009

Posted on 11/04/2009 10:57:21 AM PST by JoeProBono

Research at the universities of Liverpool and Oxford into the finger length of primate species has revealed that cooperative behavior is linked to exposure to hormone levels in the womb.

The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb.

High levels of androgens, such as testosterone, increase the length of the fourth finger in comparison to the second finger. Scientists used finger ratios as an indicator of the levels of exposure to the hormone and compared this data with social behaviour in primate groups.

The team found that Old World monkeys, such as baboons and rhesus macaques, have a longer fourth finger in comparison to the second finger, which suggests that they have been exposed to high levels of prenatal androgens.

These species tend to be highly competitive and promiscuous, which suggests that exposure to a lot of androgens before birth could be linked to the expression of this behaviour.

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1 posted on 11/04/2009 10:57:23 AM PST by JoeProBono
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And when we vote in 2010, we’ll show the left a lot of middle finger length. :-)


2 posted on 11/04/2009 10:59:06 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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3 posted on 11/04/2009 11:00:13 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Androgen:


4 posted on 11/04/2009 11:00:25 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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5 posted on 11/04/2009 11:00:38 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Well, with regards to social behaviour - not sure I want to hang around with a guy who’s pinky finger is longer than his middle finger!


6 posted on 11/04/2009 11:02:33 AM PST by 21twelve (Drive Reality out with a pitchfork if you want , it always comes back.)
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To: JoeProBono
How about a longer second toe?

What is the significance?

7 posted on 11/04/2009 11:03:14 AM PST by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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8 posted on 11/04/2009 11:03:59 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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9 posted on 11/04/2009 11:06:41 AM PST by bamahead (Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding. -- B.H. Liddell Hart)
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Ok, so is the fourth finger my index finger or ring finger. I guess it depends on who is looking at it.


10 posted on 11/04/2009 11:07:49 AM PST by Vermont Lt (My wife reads my posts. In case the FBI shows up, we will have cookies.)
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To: 21twelve
Well, with regards to social behaviour - not sure I want to hang around with a guy who’s pinky finger is longer than his middle finger!

I think it is British counting with index as second, middle as third, ring as fourth and pinky as twenty second.

11 posted on 11/04/2009 11:08:38 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Any similarity between V and the Obama admin is just that of Obama and any other totalitarian regime)
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12 posted on 11/04/2009 11:09:59 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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13 posted on 11/04/2009 11:10:53 AM PST by ravingnutter
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Isn’t there something about lesbos and their 2nd and 4th finger length?


14 posted on 11/04/2009 11:11:35 AM PST by beaversmom
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Do you all remember Arsenio Hall? Jeez, that guy had the longest fingers on the planet.


15 posted on 11/04/2009 11:12:03 AM PST by Texas resident ( Doing my part to piss off the heathen left.)
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To: JoeProBono
I would definitely be frightened just to see a fraction of your graphics collection ;D!
16 posted on 11/04/2009 11:14:46 AM PST by poobear
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I gotcher finger right here.


17 posted on 11/04/2009 11:15:08 AM PST by Migraine (Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
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18 posted on 11/04/2009 11:18:48 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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19 posted on 11/04/2009 11:18:50 AM PST by GOP Poet (Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
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To: freedumb2003; JoeProBono






20 posted on 11/04/2009 11:26:39 AM PST by shibumi (" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
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