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Pathogen Load and Attractiveness

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  1. Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

    Ian D. Stephen & Richard J. Stevenson

  2. Perception in Action Research Centre, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

    Ian D. Stephen & Richard J. Stevenson

  3. Body Image and Ingestion Group, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

    Ian D. Stephen & Richard J. Stevenson

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Stephen, I.D., Stevenson, R.J. (2019). Pathogen Load and Attractiveness. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2791-1

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