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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-10-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049231218010 |