Do prevailing environmental factors influence human preferences for facial morphology?

Barnaby JW Dixson, Anthony C Little, Henry GW Dixson and Robert C Brooks

Behavioral Ecology, 2017, vol. 28, issue 5, 1217-1227

Abstract: Lay SummaryThis study shows that pathogens and urbanization play only a subtle role in human face preferences in a small-scale society.

Keywords: cross-cultural; evolution; facial attractiveness; human development; pathogens (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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