Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology, University of Glasgow, 58 Hillhead Street, Glasgow G12 8QB, UK.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2018 Dec;33(12):901-903. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.09.007. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
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.
人们普遍认为，选择男性较低的音高是因为它是一种令人敬畏的有效线索。在这里，我们总结了最近对这一假设的实证挑战。我们还概述了另一种解释，即选择男性较低的音高是感官利用的副产品。
