Men's oxidative stress, fluctuating asymmetry and physical attractiveness

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1005-1013

  Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Merriman, Leslie A ^a   Emery Thompson, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; Oxidative stress; Physical attractiveness; Reactive oxygen species; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALDEHYDE; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOMARKER; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HOMINID; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUTATION; OXIDATION; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 78549258436     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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