Physical attractiveness of face and body as indicators of physical fitness in men

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-111

  Hönekopp, Johannes ^a   Rudolph, Udo ^a   Beier, Lothar ^b   Liebert, Andreas ^b   Müller, Constanze ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM CHEMNITZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Physical attractiveness; Physical fitness; Sexual selection; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846891351     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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