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Trends Ecol Evol
; 33(12): 901-903, 2018 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30287080
ABSTRACT
Selection for low male voice pitch is generally assumed to occur because it is a valid cue of formidability. Here we summarize recent empirical challenges to this hypothesis. We also outline an alternative account in which selection for low male voice pitch is a byproduct of sensory exploitation.