Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 28-36 , January 2007

Adaptive attentional attunement: evidence for mating-related perceptual bias

Received 15 November 2005 ,Accepted 12 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.05.006

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 28-36 , January 2007

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