Immunoactivation Affects Perceived Body Odor and Facial but Not Vocal Attractiveness

Several previous studies have shown that in mammals, the health status of conspecifics can be assessed based on perceptual cues. Olfactory, visual, or acoustic cues may lead to avoidant behavior, thus reducing the risk of contagion by close contact with infected individuals. We tested whether immune...

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Main Authors: Dagmar Schwambergová, Žaneta Pátková, Jitka Třebická Fialová, Vít Třebický, David Stella, Jan Havlíček
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-10-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049231218010