Cues to fertility: Perceived attractiveness and facial shape predict reproductive success

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 708-714

  Pflüger, Lena S ^a   Oberzaucher, Elisabeth ^a   Katina, Stanislav ^b,c   Holzleitner, Iris J ^a   Grammer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Facial attractiveness; Facial shape; Fluctuating asymmetry; Geometric morphometrics; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867897283     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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