A genome-wide association study identifies five loci influencing facial morphology in Europeans

F Liu, F Van Der Lijn, C Schurmann, G Zhu… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Inter-individual variation in facial shape is one of the most noticeable phenotypes in
humans, and it is clearly under genetic regulation; however, almost nothing is known about …

Prenatal testosterone exposure is related to sexually dimorphic facial morphology in adulthood

AJO Whitehouse, SZ Gilani… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Prenatal testosterone may have a powerful masculinizing effect on postnatal physical
characteristics. However, no study has directly tested this hypothesis. Here, we report a 20 …

ESSM position statement “sexual wellbeing after gender affirming surgery”

M Özer, SP Toulabi, AD Fisher, G t'Sjoen… - Sexual …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Much has been published on the surgical and functional results following
Gender Affirming Surgery ('GAS') in trans individuals. Comprehensive results regarding …

Demographic and sociocultural predictors of face image satisfaction: The US Body Project I

DA Frederick, TA Reynolds, CA Barrera, SB Murray - Body image, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite substantial literature surrounding how people process and perceive faces, there is
very little research investigating how people evaluate their own faces. We examined how …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-modal associations of human body odour attractiveness with facial and vocal attractiveness provide little support for the backup signals hypothesis: A …

V Třebický, S Delplanque, C Ferdenzi, B Fink… - Evolution and Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing the attractiveness of potential mating partners typically involves multiple sensory
modalities, including the integration of olfactory, visual, and auditory cues. However …

A multivariate analysis of women's mating strategies and sexual selection on men's facial morphology

TR Clarkson, MJ Sidari, R Sains… - Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The strength and direction of sexual selection via female choice on masculine facial traits in
men is a paradox in human mate choice research. While masculinity may communicate …

Does the facial width-to-height ratio map onto variability in men's testosterone concentrations?

BM Bird, VSC Jofré, SN Geniole, KM Welker… - Evolution and Human …, 2016 - Elsevier
Variation in the facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) maps onto a number of behavioral and
psychological traits among men (eg, aggression, unethical behavior, negotiation …

Facial masculinity does not appear to be a condition-dependent male ornament and does not reflect MHC heterozygosity in humans

AA Zaidi, JD White, BC Mattern… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have called into question the idea that facial masculinity is a condition-
dependent male ornament that indicates immunocompetence in humans. We add to this …

The role of mating context and fecundability in women's preferences for men's facial masculinity and beardedness

BJW Dixson, KR Blake, TF Denson… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
The ovulatory shift hypothesis proposes that women's preferences for masculine physical
and behavioral traits are greater at the peri-ovulatory period than at other points of the …

Facial width‐to‐height ratio predicts fighting success: A direct replication and extension of Zilioli et al.(2014)

NR Caton, J Hannan, BJW Dixson - Aggressive Behavior, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Zilioli et al.(2014) were the first to show an association between male facial width‐to‐
height ratio (fWHR) and physical aggression and fighting ability in professional mixed …