Is arm length a sexually selected trait in humans? Evidence from mixed martial arts.
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Physiological characters in mixed martial arts
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2330-2933,2330-2925
DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000219