Eye-mouth-eye angle as a good indicator of face masculinization, asymmetry, and attractiveness (Homo sapiens)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-225

  Danel, Dariusz ^a   Pawlowski, Boguslaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Eye mouth eye angle; Face symmetry; Facial attractiveness; Masculinization; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; EYE; FACE; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH; ORIENTATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; BEAUTY; EYE; FACE; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH; ORIENTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34249052793     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.121.2.221     Document Type: Article

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