Effect of Copulins on Rating of Female Attractiveness, Mate-Guarding, and Self-Perceived Sexual Desirability

Olfaction and chemical signaling play an important role in the mating behaviors of many taxa, yet there is minimal empirical research on human putative pheromones. A mixture of five volatile fatty acids secreted vaginally, identified and named “copulins,” significantly increase in concentration duri...

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Main Authors: Megan N. Williams, Amy Jacobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-04-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704916643328