Major histocompatibility complex genes, symmetry, and body scent attractiveness in men and women

By R. Thornhill, Steven W. Gangestad, Robert D. Miller, G. Scheyd, Julie K. McCollough, Melissa Franklin. 2003

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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TARGET ARTICLE: Evolutionary Foundations of Cultural Variation: Evoked Culture and Mate Preferences (2006, positive): “For instance, traits particularly valuable in long-term mates, such as resources, do not show ovulatory increases in female preference (Gangestad, 2004; Haselton & Miller, in press; see also Thornhill et al., 2003).”
THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS (2005, background): “…they are particularly attracted to the scent of symmetrical men (Gangestad & Thornhill 1998, Thornhill & Gangestad 1999, Rikowski & Grammer 1999, Thornhill et al. 2003), deep, masculine male voices (Putz 2005), and more confident, intrasexually competitive male behavioral displays (Gangestad et…”
Meta-Analysis of Menstrual Cycle Effects on Women’s Mate Preferences (2014, background): “Furthermore, among the no-specific relationship studies, a cycle shift emerged only the subset of four studies that evaluated scent preferences for men based on fluctuating asymmetry (Gangestad & Thornhill, 1998; Rikowski & Grammer, 1999; Thornhill & Gangestad, 1999; Thornhill et al., 2003).”
Adaptations to Ovulation (2005, background): “And men judged to be faithful were rated as less sexymid-cycle than at other times (see also Thornhill et al., 2003).”
Ovulation, Female Competition, and Product Choice: Hormonal Influences on Consumer Behavior (2011, background): “…example, near ovulation women do indeed prefer men with symmetrical and masculine faces (PentonVoak and Perrett 2000; Thornhill and Gangestad 2003; Thornhill et al. 2003), men who display greater social dom- inance (Gangestad et al. 2004), men who possess deeper masculine voices (Puts 2005), and…”
Disgust: evolved function and structure. (2013, background): “…factors can influence genetic compatibility, including immunological compatibility, which can be assessed via chemical signatures associated with genes that govern the immune response (e.g., major histocompatibility complex; see Ober et al., 1997; Thornhill et al., 2003; Wedekind & Furi, 1997).”
The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty. (2006, background): “F or p er so na l u se o nl y. 212 RHODES face preferences are adaptations for mate choice (Etcoff 1999; Fink & PentonVoak 2002; Grammer et al. 2003; Johnston & Franklin 1993; Symons 1979; Thornhill et al. 2003; Thornhill & Gangestad 1993, 1999; Thornhill & Møller 1997).”
Women's Sexual Strategies: The Evolution of Long-Term Bonds and Extrapair Sex (2006, background): “Indeed, although it may be in women's interests not to advertise such cues to preserve freedom of choice, several studies indicate that men find women's body scents near ovulation most attractive (Doty, Ford, Preti, & Huggins, 1975; Singh & Bronstad, 2001; Thornhill et al., 2003).”
The Paranoid Optimist: An Integrative Evolutionary Model of Cognitive Biases (2006, background): “For example, women’s body scent, including scent samples taken from the torso and upper body and samples of vaginal secretions, is rated as most attractive during the high fertility phase of the cycle (Doty, Ford, Preti, & Huggins, 1975; Singh & Bronstad, 2001; Thornhill et al., 2003).”
Original Articles Hormonal correlates of women's mid-cycle preference for the scent of symmetry (2008, background): “Indeed, this finding has emerged in four separate studies (Gangestad & Thornhill, 1998a; Rikowski & Grammer, 1999; Thornhill & Gangestad, 1999; Thornhill et al., 2003).”
MHC-heterozygosity and human facial attractiveness (2005, methodology): “MHC similarity between females and each male was computed as the total number of alleles in common across the three loci (see also Thornhill et al., 2003; Wedekind et al., 1995).”
Dual-inheritance theory: The evolution of human cultural capacities and cultural evolution (2007, background): “Evidence indicates that we use a variety of cues to identify our kin, including phenotypic similarity and scent (DeBruine, 2002; Thornhill et al., 2003), but humans also apparently use their culturally transmitted beliefs about kinship and reproduction.”