Mustache fashion covaries with a good marriage market for women

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 261-272

  Barber, Nigel ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial hair; Fashion; Illegitimacy ratio; Marital opportunity; Mustache

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035539993     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012515505895     Document Type: Article

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