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Voice pitch predicts reproductive success in male hunter-gatherers

Abstract

The validity of evolutionary explanations of vocal sexual dimorphism hinges upon whether or not individuals with more sexually dimorphic voices have higher reproductive success than individuals with less dimorphic voices. However, due to modern birth control methods, these data are rarely described, and mating success is often used as a second-rate proxy. Here, we test whether voice pitch predicts reproductive success, number of children born …

Authors

Apicella CL; Feinberg DR; Marlowe FW

Journal

Biology Letters, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 682–684

Publisher

The Royal Society

Publication Date

December 22, 2007

DOI

10.1098/rsbl.2007.0410

ISSN

1744-9561