ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2020
Stability of women's facial shape throughout the menstrual cycle.
Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- What Does Women's Facial Attractiveness Signal? Implications for an Evolutionary Perspective on Appearance Enhancement.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
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- An exploratory, cross-cultural study on perception of putative cyclical changes in facial fertility cues.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Oxidative stress as a hidden cost of attractiveness in postmenopausal women.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Birth size and morphological femininity in adult women.BMC evolutionary biology · 2020Article
- Shifts in Female Facial Attractiveness during Pregnancy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Mapping changes in women's visual functions during the menstrual cycle: narrative review.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaReview
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Abstract
Facial characteristics can serve as a cue for judgements of multiple human traits, from maternal tendencies, overall fertility to sexual openness. In this study, we tested previously found fluctuations in facial shape throughout the menstrual cycle. With methods more robust than those formerly used (larger sample size and detailed hormonal assessments determining the timing of the ovulation), we did not find significant changes in either of the three facial measurements conducted: symmetry, averageness and sexual dimorphism (all
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