Sex differences in response to physical and social factors involved in human mate selection. The importance of smell for women

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 359-364

  Herz, Rachel S ^a   Inzlicht, Michael ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterosexual attraction; MHC; Olfaction; Parental investment theory; Sex differences; Social and physical traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036742536     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(02)00095-8     Document Type: Article

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