Mothers are sensitive to men's beards as a potential cue of paternal investment: Preferences for beards when judging fathering potential were strongest among mothers and parous women preferred beards when judging fathering potential but not attractiveness.

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Mothers are sensitive to men's beards as a potential cue of paternal investment: Preferences for beards when judging fathering potential were strongest among mothers and parous women preferred beards when judging fathering potential but not attractiveness.