| OBERZAUCHER, Elisabeth, Stanislav KATINA, I.J. HOLZLEITNER, S.F. SCHMEHL, I. MEHU-BLANTAR and K. GRAMMER. The myth of hidden ovulation: Shape and texture changes in the face during the menstrual cycle. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2012, vol. 10, No 4, p. 163–175. ISSN 1789-2082. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/JEP.10.2012.4.1. |
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@article{1087984,
author = {Oberzaucher, Elisabeth and Katina, Stanislav and Holzleitner, I.J. and Schmehl, S.F. and MehuandBlantar, I. and Grammer, K.},
article_location = {Budapest},
article_number = {4},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/JEP.10.2012.4.1},
keywords = {ovulation; facial attractiveness; symmetry; geometric morphometric methodology},
language = {eng},
issn = {1789-2082},
journal = {Journal of Evolutionary Psychology},
title = {The myth of hidden ovulation: Shape and texture changes in the face during the menstrual cycle},
url = {http://www.akademiai.com/content/120852/},
volume = {10},
year = {2012}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1087984
AU - Oberzaucher, Elisabeth - Katina, Stanislav - Holzleitner, I.J. - Schmehl, S.F. - Mehu-Blantar, I. - Grammer, K.
PY - 2012
TI - The myth of hidden ovulation: Shape and texture changes in the face during the menstrual cycle
JF - Journal of Evolutionary Psychology
VL - 10
IS - 4
SP - 163–175
EP - 163–175
PB - Akadémiai Kiadó
SN - 17892082
KW - ovulation
KW - facial attractiveness
KW - symmetry
KW - geometric morphometric methodology
UR - http://www.akademiai.com/content/120852/
L2 - http://www.akademiai.com/content/120852/
N2 - In recent years, evidence has been gathered indicating increased attractiveness of female faces at the point of ovulation. In this paper, we asked what changes in facial appearance occur during menstrual cycle that lead to this shift in attractiveness. We analysed facial photographs of 20 young women with a normal cycle. We found evidence for textural changes, as well as shape changes that might account for the ovulatory peak in attractiveness. Generally, facial shape at ovulation is perceived as more attractive – and ovulating women are perceived as more attractive the closer their face shape is to the “ovulation shape”. These findings support the hypothesis that attractive signals might be rooted in signals of fertility.
ER -
OBERZAUCHER, Elisabeth, Stanislav KATINA, I.J. HOLZLEITNER, S.F. SCHMEHL, I. MEHU-BLANTAR and K. GRAMMER. The myth of hidden ovulation: Shape and texture changes in the face during the menstrual cycle. \textit{Journal of Evolutionary Psychology}. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2012, vol.~10, No~4, p.~163–175. ISSN~1789-2082. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/JEP.10.2012.4.1.
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