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The mystery of female beauty

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  • J. T. Manning

    (School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool)

  • R. L. Trivers

    (Rutgers University)

  • D. Singh

    (University of Texas)

  • R. Thornhill

    (University of New Mexico)

Abstract

Yu and Shepard1 have reported a preference for heavy women with high waist-to-hip ratios (WHR) in a culturally isolated population in southeast Peru. Their findings are interesting because a preference for low WHR is widespread in westernized populations2,3,4,5. However, we disagree with their argument that cultural invariance is necessary for an adaptionist interpretation of WHR preference.

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  • J. T. Manning & R. L. Trivers & D. Singh & R. Thornhill, 1999. "The mystery of female beauty," Nature, Nature, vol. 399(6733), pages 214-215, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:399:y:1999:i:6733:d:10.1038_20341
    DOI: 10.1038/20341
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    1. José Antonio Muñoz-Reyes & Marta Iglesias-Julios & Miguel Pita & Enrique Turiegano, 2015. "Facial Features: What Women Perceive as Attractive and What Men Consider Attractive," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(7), pages 1-17, July.
    2. Robert Yarbrough, 2005. "Teaching Bioeconomics," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-38, January.
    3. Pablo Brañas-Garza & Jaromír Kovárík, 2013. "Digit Ratios and Social Preferences: A Comment on Buser (2012)," Working Papers 13-31, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute.

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