Facial movement varies by sex and is related to attractiveness

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-192

  Morrison, Edward R ^a   Gralewski, Lisa ^a   Campbell, Neill ^a   Penton Voak, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic stimuli; Facial attractiveness; Mate choice; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247161769     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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