MHC-heterozygosity and human facial attractiveness

By Susan C. Roberts, Anthony C. Little, L. Gosling, David I. Perrett, Vaughan Carter, B. Jones, Ian Penton-Voak, Marion Petrie. 2005

202 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sensory Systems

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. David A. Frederick
2. G. G. Gallup
3. Gillian Rhodes
4. L. Zebrowitz
5. David Feinberg
6. B. Jones
7. L. DeBruine
8. J. Montepare

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. David A. Frederick
2. G. G. Gallup
3. Gillian Rhodes
4. L. DeBruine
5. David Feinberg
6. L. Zebrowitz
7. B. Jones
8. J. Montepare

Citations in the corpus

• The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty. (2006, background): “Male facial attractiveness is also associated with heterozygosity in the major histocompatibility complex, which plays an important role in immune function (Roberts et al. 2005), indicating a possible link with immunocompetence.”
• The Science of Sex Appeal: An Evolutionary Perspective (2010, background): “Roberts et al. (2005) photographed women at different points during the menstrual cycle and discovered that their faces were rated more attractive when they were in the ovulatory phase.”