Women's Preferences for Male Behavioral Displays Change Across the Menstrual Cycle

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-207

  Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Simpson, Jeffry A ^b   Cousins, Alita J ^a   Garver Apgar, Christine E ^a   Niels Christensen, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642408617     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.01503010.x     Document Type: Article

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