Pathogen disgust predicts women's preferences for masculinity in men's voices, faces, and bodies

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 373-379

  Jones, Benedict C ^a   Feinberg, David R ^b   Watkins, Christopher D ^c   Fincher, Corey L ^a   Little, Anthony C ^d   De Bruine, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mate preferences; Pathogens; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; PATHOGEN; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EID: 84876516156     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars173     Document Type: Article

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