Effects of potential partners' costume and physical attractiveness on sexuality and partner selection

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 371-389

  Townsend, John Marshall ^a   Levy, Gary D ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 0000828354     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1990.10543232     Document Type: Article

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