Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 409-416 , September 2005

The influence of women's mating strategies on preference for masculine facial architecture

Received 29 July 2004 ,Accepted 22 March 2005.

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Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 409-416 , September 2005

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