Multiple motives in women's preferences for masculine male faces: Comment on Scott et al.

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 590-591

  Little, Anthony C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FEMALE; FEMINISM; MALE; MASCULINIZATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875998978     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars102     Document Type: Review

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