Hormones orchestrate and coordinate human female sexual development, sexuality, and
reproduction in relation to three types of phenotypic changes: life history transitions such as …

Numerous recent studies document peri-ovulatory increases in women's physical
attractiveness and in their preferences for certain male traits, which appear to be linked to …

For women, forming close, cooperative relationships with other women at once poses
important opportunities and possible threats—including to mate retention. To maximize the …

Previous studies have shown changes in women's behavior and physical appearance
between the non-fertile and fertile phases of the menstrual cycle. It is assumed that these …

Women's faces and voices may be cues to their reproductive potential. If so, then individual
differences in indices of female fecundity and residual reproductive value, such as hormonal …

Human ovulation is not advertised, as it is in several primate species, by conspicuous sexual
swellings. However, there is increasing evidence that the attractiveness of women's body …

After half a century of debate and few empirical tests, there remains no consensus
concerning why ovulation in human females is considered concealed. The predominant …

How attractive we find ourselves decides who we target as potential partners and influences
our reproductive fitness. Self-perceptions on women's fertile days could be particularly …

Understanding how human mating psychology is affected by changes in female cyclic
fertility is informative for comprehending the evolution of human reproductive behavior …

Facial characteristics can serve as a cue for judgements of multiple human traits, from
maternal tendencies, overall fertility to sexual openness. In this study, we tested previously …