Face of a fighter: Bizygomatic width as a cue of formidability

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 322-330

  Zilioli, Samuele ^a   Sell, Aaron N ^b   Stirrat, Michael ^c   Jagore, Justin ^a   Vickerman, William ^a   Watson, Neil V ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Facial width to height ratio (fWHR); Formidability; Physical strength; Resource holding potential (RHP)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ASSOCIATION; FACE; FACIAL RECOGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARTIAL ART; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CUES; FACE; FACIAL RECOGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931955332     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21544     Document Type: Article

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