The role of facial hair in women's perceptions of men's attractiveness, health, masculinity and parenting abilities

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-241

  Dixson, Barnaby J ^a   Brooks, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Facial hair; Human evolution; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876312294     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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