Hormonal contraceptive use and perceptions of trust modulate the effect of relationship context on women's preferences for sexual dimorphism in male face shape

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-210

  Smith, F ^a   Jones, B ^a   Little, A ^b   Debruine, L ^a   Welling, L ^a   Vukovic, J ^a   Conway, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition dependent preferences; Hormones faces; Masculinity; Relationship context; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349315456     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.7.2009.3.1     Document Type: Article

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