Facial attractiveness among rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) : manipulating and measuring preferences for conspecifics' facial characteristics

The face holds a central role in both human and nonhuman primate social interactions, through the communication of feelings and intentions via facial expressions and by acting as a means of recognising individuals. Humans, however, also employ their faces in mate attraction and assessment, an area t...

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Main Author: Waitt, Corri
Published: University of Stirling 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.420935