Short-term mating strategies and attraction to masculinity in point-light walkers

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-69

  Provost, Meghan P ^a   Troje, Nikolaus F ^a   Quinsey, Vernon L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological motion; Fertility status; Immunocompetence; Masculinity; Sociosexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749089449     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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