Does Adult Sex Ratio Predict Regional Variation in Facial Dominance Perceptions? Evidence From an Analysis of U.S. States

When the adult sex ratio of the local population is biased toward women, men face greater costs due to increased direct intrasexual competition. In order to mitigate these costs, men may be more attuned to cues of other men’s physical dominance under these conditions. Consequently, we investigated t...

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Main Authors: Jaimie S. Torrance, Michal Kandrik, Anthony J. Lee, Lisa M. DeBruine, Benedict C. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704918776748