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Does attractiveness in men provide clues to semen quality?

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Mar 2008

Peters M, Rhodes G, Simmons L W

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The psychological mechanisms underlying attractiveness judgements in humans are thought to be evolved adaptations for finding a high quality mate. The phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis proposes that females obtain reliable information on male fertility from male expression of sexual traits. A previous study of Spanish men reported that facial attractiveness was positively associated with semen quality. We...

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PMID: 18179518
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01477.x

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