Female preference for male faces changes cyclically: Further evidence

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-48

  Penton Voak, I S ^a   Perrett, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Male facial attractiveness; Menstrual cycle; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033636231     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(99)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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