Changes in estradiol predict within-women shifts in attraction to facial cues of men's testosterone

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 742-749

  Roney, James R ^a   Simmons, Zachary L ^a   Gray, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Estradiol; Mate preferences; Menstrual cycle; Sex hormones; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MASCULINITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUES; ESTRADIOL; FACE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955524245     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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