The influence of women's mating strategies on preference for masculine facial architecture

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 409-416

  Waynforth, David ^a   Delwadia, Sonia ^a   Camm, Miriam ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conditional strategies; Facial attractiveness; Honest signal; Sociosexuality; Testosterone; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844501320     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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