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Sexually dimorphic traits are associated with subsistence strategy in African faces from the Sahel/Savannah belt
1 INTRODUCTION Sexual dimorphism has a massive impact on the overall architecture of the human body, affecting many dimensions of human life. Differences between the sexes are apparent in faces but variation in facial sexual dimorphism across human populations is substantial and its evolutionary role is not yet sufficiently well understood (Butovskaya et al., 2022; Fiala et al., 2021; Kleisner et al., 2021; Rostovtseva et al., 2020; Tanikawa et al., 2021).
Preference of sexually dimorphic scales across populations and sexesy dimorphic scales across populations and sexes « News# « Cambridge Core Blog
According to evolutionary theory of human attraction, facial traits which are perceived as attractive are honest cues of various aspects of biological fitness, in particular healthiness and fertility. Furthermore, they provide specific cues to psychological characteristics that are important in partnership and childbearing. By preferring attractive individuals as mates, people aim to maximise their own reproductive success.
Perceived attractiveness of Czech faces across 10 cultures: Associations with sexual shape dimorphism, averageness, fluctuating asymmetry, and eye color
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Tomáš Kočnar , S. Adil Saribay, Karel Kleisner Tomáš Kočnar, S. Adil Saribay, Karel Kleisner Published: November 21, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225549 Figures Abstract Research on the perception of faces typically assumes that there are some universal values of attractiveness which are shared across individuals and cultures.
Health status by gender, hair color, and eye color: Red-haired women are the most divergent
Red hair is associated in women with pain sensitivity. This medical condition, and perhaps others, seems facilitated by the combination of being red-haired and female.
Homophobia: An Impulsive Attraction to the Same Sex? Evidence From Eye-Tracking Data in a Picture-Viewing Task
Homophobia is typically defined as any negative thoughts, attitudes, or behaviors toward homosexuals as well as an aversion or a fear toward interacting with gay individuals.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 As such, homophobia includes both cognitive and emotional responses toward homosexuality.
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