Voice correlates of mating success in men: Examining "contests" versus "mate choice" modes of sexual selection

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 551-557

  Hodges Simeon, Carolyn R ^a   Gaulin, Steven J C ^a   Puts, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Formant dispersion; Fundamental frequency; Mate choice; Mating success; Voice pitch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COURTSHIP; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEXUALITY; VOICE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VOICE;

EID: 79958698548     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9625-0     Document Type: Article

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