Does Human Facial Attractiveness Honestly Advertise Health? Longitudinal Data on an Evolutionary Question
Abstract
Inspired by the evolutionary conjecture that sexually selected traits function as indicators of pathogen resistance in animals and humans, we examined the notion that human facial attractiveness provides evidence of health. Using photos of 164 males and 169 females in late adolescence and health data on these individuals in adolescence, middle adulthood, and later adulthood, we found that adolescent facial attractiveness was unrelated to...
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Title
Does Human Facial Attractiveness Honestly Advertise Health? Longitudinal Data on an Evolutionary Question
Published Date
Jan 1, 1998
Journal
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
8 - 13
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