Changes in preference for male faces during the menstrual cycle in a Spanish population;Cambios en la preferencia por rostros masculinos durante el ciclo menstrual en población española

Anales de Psicologia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 667-675

  Muñoz Reyes, José A ^a,b   Iglesias Julios, Marta ^a   Martín Elola, Cristina ^a   Losada Pérez, María ^a   Monedero, Ignacio ^a   Pita, Miguel ^a   Turiégano, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PLAYA ANCHA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Facial sexual dimorphism; Menstrual cycle; Oestrus; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898769337     PISSN: 02129728     EISSN: 16952294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6018/analesps.30.2.145221     Document Type: Article

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