Female preferences for male vocal and facial masculinity in videos

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-330

  O'Connor, Jillian J M ^a   Feinberg, David R ^a   Fraccaro, Paul J ^a   Borak, Diana J ^a   Tigue, Cara C ^a   Re, Daniel E ^b   Jones, Benedict C ^c   Little, Anthony C ^d   Tiddeman, Bernard ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EID: 84858280669     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2011.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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