What flowers do we like? The influence of shape and color on the rating of flower beauty
There is no doubt that people find flowers beautiful. Surprisingly, we know very little about the actual properties which make flowers so appealing to humans. Although the evolutionary aesthetics provides some theories concerning generally preferred flower traits, empirical evidence is largely missi...
Main Authors: | Martin Hůla, Jaroslav Flegr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-06-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2106.pdf |
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