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Low fundamental and formant frequencies predict fighting ability among male mixed martial arts fighters.
Scientific reports - 13 Jan 2021
Aung Toe, Goetz Stefan, Adams John, McKenna Clint, Hess Catherine, Roytman Stiven, Cheng Joey T, Zilioli Samuele, Puts David
Abstract excerpt
Human voice pitch is highly sexually dimorphic and eminently quantifiable, making it an ideal phenotype for studying the influence of sexual selection. In both traditional and industrial populations, lower pitch in men predicts mating success, reproductive success, and social status and shapes social perceptions, especially those related to physical formidability. Due to practical and ethical constraints however,...
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