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Effects of sexual dimorphism on facial attractiveness

David I. Perrett, K. J. Lee, Ian S. Penton‐Voak, D. Rowland, Sakiko Yoshikawa, D. M. Burt, S. Peter Henzi, D. L. Castles, Shigeru Akamatsu

Nature · 1998 · 1.3K citations · 24 references

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Concepts

Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologySexual SelectionSocial PerceptionFace PerceptionFacial ExpressionFacial PerceptionFemale ChoiceMate ChoiceSexual DimorphismAttractiveness JudgmentsFace AestheticsFacial Sexual DimorphismPerceived Physical AttractivenessPhysical Attractiveness Preferences

References

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Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures

David M. Buss · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 1989 · 4.5K citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Psychology +16

The evolution of mating preferences and the paradox of the lek

Mark Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Ryan · Nature · 1991 · 1.3K citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Psychology +10

Attractive Faces Are Only Average

Judith H. Langlois, Lori A. Roggman · Psychological Science · 1990 · 1.3K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +16

Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: The role of symmetry and averageness.

Karl Grammer, Randy Thornhill · Journal of comparative psychology · 1994 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Psychology +14

Female choice selects for extreme tail length in a widowbird

Malte Andersson · Nature · 1982 · 980 citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Zoology +14