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Self-assessment of attractiveness of persons with body decoration.

Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen - 1 Aug 2013

Kozieł S, Sitek A

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Tattoos and body piercing are forms of body decoration that have been known for ages. The use of such ornamentation is becoming more and more common. Researchers attempt to explain the meaning of this phenomenon within the discipline of behavioural ecology, attributing a sexual selection aspect to body decoration, and thus interpreting it in an evolutionary sense. The hypothesis that superior biological quality...

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PMID: 23747074
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2013.04.004

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