creators_name: Mueller, U. creators_name: Mazur, A. type: preprint datestamp: 1998-06-22 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:54:12 metadata_visibility: show title: Facial Dominance in Homo Sapiens as Honest Signaling of Male Quality subjects: soc-psy full_text_status: public keywords: facial dominance, homo sapiens, honest signaling, rank, reproductive success, status abstract: For a cohort of military officers, graduates of the class of 1950 of the United States Military Academy at West Point, dominant facial appearance was a cosnistent and important predictor of rank attainment at the academy and - for those who graduated from staff college - for high final rank. For men performing below the average, however, dominant facial appearance was a handicap for promotion. High rank came with high fitness. Thus, facial dominance can be an evolutionarily stable honest signal of dominant behavior, a crucial dimension of the potential for high stastus in a male dominance hierarchy. These findings may apply also to civilian populations. date: 1998 date_type: published refereed: TRUE citation: Mueller, U. and Mazur, A. (1998) Facial Dominance in Homo Sapiens as Honest Signaling of Male Quality. [Preprint] document_url: http://cogprints.org/696/1/ms96_1~2.html