Evolution of life-history trade-offs in mate attractiveness and health: Comment on Weeden and Sabini (2005)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 654-657

  Geary, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Health; Life history; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; ESTHETICS; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ATTITUDE; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 26844483778     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.131.5.654     Document Type: Review

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