Vocal modulation during courtship increases proceptivity even in naive listeners

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 489-496

  Leongómez, Juan David ^a,b   Binter, Jakub ^c   Kubicová, Lydie ^c   Stolařová, Petra ^c   Klapilová, Kateřina ^c   Havlíček, Jan ^c   Roberts, S Craig ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fundamental frequency; Human voice; Intrasexual competition; Mate choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908028286     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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