The influence of female attractiveness on competitor derogation

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-155

  Fisher, Maryanne ^a   Cox, Anthony ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Psychology and Computing   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facial attractiveness; Interpersonal relationships; Intrasexual competition; Mating

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349615193     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.7.2009.2.3     Document Type: Article

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