Ugly or weak? Insults target sex-specific cues of mate value.
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2330-2925', '2330-2933']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000264