The impact of artificial fragrances on the assessment of mate quality cues in body odor
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⁎ Corresponding author. Division of Psychology, School of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA. Tel.: +44 1786 466 E-mail address: [email protected] (C. Allen). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.05.001 1090-5138/Crown Copyright © 2016 Published by Elsevie Please cite this article as: Allen, C., et al., The i man Behavior (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.10 Article history: Initial receipt 16 February 2015 Final revision received 4 May 2016 Available online xxxx
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