Human preference for masculinity differs according to context in faces, bodies, voices, and smell

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 862-868

  Little, Anthony C ^a   Connely, Julieanne ^a   Feinberg, David R ^b   Jones, Benedict C ^c   Roberts, S Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attractiveness; cross modal; mate choice; relationship context; sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; ODOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EID: 79959462207     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr061     Document Type: Article

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