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The Role of Facial and Body Hair Distribution in Women’s Judgments of Men’s Sexual Attractiveness

Bibliographic Data

ID8355291
AuthorsBarnaby James Wyld Dixson (0000-0003-0911-1244, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Markus J Rantala (0000-0003-1191-8741, University of Turku)
Year2016
Volume45
Issue4
Pages877-889
Publication date2016-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-015-0588-z
PMID26292838
OpenAlexW1945039558
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited99

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  • Perceptions of facial trustworthiness and dominance modulate early neural responses to male facial sexual dimorphism

    Open Access•Barnaby James Wyld Dixson, Nicole L Nelson et al.•Evolution and Human Behavior•2024

  • Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Human Appearance Enhancements

    Open Access•Barnaby James Wyld Dixson•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2022

  • An Evolutionary Perspective on Appearance Enhancement Behavior

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  • Further Evidence Using a Continuous Measure of Conception Probability that Women’s Preferences for Male Facial and Body Hair May Not Change with Fecundability

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    Open Access•Barnaby J Dixson, Barnaby James Wyld Dixson et al.•Evolution and Human Behavior•2013

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  • Human Physique and Sexual Attractiveness

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  • An Evolutionary Approach Offers a Fresh Perspective on the Relationship Between Oral Contraception and Sexual Desire

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  • Human Physique and Sexual Attractiveness in Men and Women

    Open Access•Barnaby J Dixson, Barnaby James Wyld Dixson et al.•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2010

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Unique citing works14
Citations per year1,56
Citation span2017 - 2025 (9)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9
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