The co-evolution in humans by sexual and social selection of kissing, body hairlessness, art, continually-growing head hair, acne vulgaris and keloid scarring

Human kissing appears to be part of a constellation of sexually- and socially-coevolved traits that include body hairlessness, art, continually-growing head hair, acne vulgaris and keloid scarring.

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Evolution and Human Behavior
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2025-11-20
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106779
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Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
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The co-evolution in humans by sexual and social selection of kissing, body hairlessness, art, continually-growing head hair, acne vulgaris and keloid scarring

Terence Kealey
Evolution and Human Behavior
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
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The co-evolution in humans by sexual and social selection of kissing, body hairlessness, art, continually-growing head hair, acne vulgaris and keloid scarring

Terence Kealey
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Abstract

Human kissing appears to be part of a constellation of sexually- and socially-coevolved traits that include body hairlessness, art, continually-growing head hair, acne vulgaris and keloid scarring.

Evolution and Human BehaviorVol. 47(1)
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