Relationships between vocal characteristics and body size and shape in human males: An evolutionary explanation for a deep male voice

Biological Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-163

  Evans, Sarah ^a   Neave, Nick ^a   Wakelin, Delia ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attraction; Formant frequencies; Fundamental frequency; Size exaggeration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY SIZE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISPERSION; GENETIC MODEL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; VOICE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 33644992507     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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