Sensation seeking and men's face preferences

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 439-446

  Jones, Benedict C ^a   DeBruine, Lisa M ^a   Little, Anthony C ^b   Conway, Claire A ^a   Welling, Lisa L M ^a   Smith, Finlay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Condition related; Mate preferences; Risk taking; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348956577     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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