"Say it with flowers": The effect of flowers on mating attractiveness and behavior

Social Influence

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-112

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Dating; Flowers; Romantic relationship; Woman

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953720572     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2011.561556     Document Type: Article

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