Data from: Facial width predicts male fitness and rank but not survival in Second World War Finnish soldiers

dc.contributor.affiliationSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre-O'Hara, Robert B.
dc.contributor.authorO'Hara, Robert B.
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T14:02:51Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-08
dc.date.issued2013-05-08
dc.descriptionWe investigated fitness, military rank and survival of facial phenotypes in large scale warfare using 795 Finnish soldiers who fought in the Winter War (1939-40). We measured bizygomatic facial width vs. height - a trait known to predict aggressive behaviour in males - and assessed whether facial morphology could predict survival, lifetime reproductive success (LRS) and social status. We found no difference in survival along the phenotypic gradient, however, wider-faced individuals had greater LRS, but achieved a lower military rank.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.d5vh1
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/5412
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectSocial dominance
dc.subjectmilitary rank
dc.subjectlifetime reproductive success
dc.subjectwar
dc.subjectHomo Sapiens
dc.subjectfacial morphology
dc.titleData from: Facial width predicts male fitness and rank but not survival in Second World War Finnish soldiers
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