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Beauty and the beast: mechanisms of sexual selection in humans
- David A Puts
- Biology
- 1 May 2010
Literature in evolutionary psychology suggests that mate choice has been the primary mechanism of sexual selection in humans, but this conclusion conforms neither to theoretical predictions nor… Expand
Mating context and menstrual phase affect women's preferences for male voice pitch
- David A Puts
- Biology
- 1 September 2005
Abstract Fundamental frequency ( F 0 ) is the vocal acoustic parameter closest to what we perceive as pitch. Men speak at a lower F 0 than do women, even controlling for body size. Although the… Expand
Dominance and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in human voice pitch
- David A Puts, S. Gaulin, K. Verdolini
- Biology
- 1 July 2006
The developmental and anatomical causes of human voice sexual dimorphisms are known, but the evolutionary causes are not. Some evidence suggests a role of intersexual selection via female mate… Expand
Masculine voices signal men's threat potential in forager and industrial societies
- David A Puts, C. Apicella, R. Cárdenas
- Psychology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 7 February 2012
Humans and many non-human primates exhibit large sexual dimorphisms in vocalizations and vocal anatomy. In humans, same-sex competitors and potential mates attend to acoustic features of male… Expand
Women's attractiveness changes with estradiol and progesterone across the ovulatory cycle
- David A Puts, D. Bailey, R. Cárdenas, R. Burriss, Khytam Dawood
- Medicine
- Hormones and Behavior
- 31 January 2013
In many species, females are more sexually attractive to males near ovulation. Some evidence suggests a similar pattern in humans, but methodological limitations prohibit firm conclusions at present,… Expand
The role of androgen receptors in the masculinization of brain and behavior: What we've learned from the testicular feminization mutation
- D. Zuloaga, David A Puts, C. Jordan, S. M. Breedlove
- Psychology, Medicine
- Hormones and Behavior
- 1 May 2008
Many studies demonstrate that exposure to testicular steroids such as testosterone early in life masculinizes the developing brain, leading to permanent changes in behavior. Traditionally,… Expand
Cyclic variation in women’s preferences for masculine traits
- David A Puts
- Psychology, Medicine
- Human nature
- 1 March 2006
Women’s preferences for several male traits, including voices, change over the menstrual cycle, but the proximate causes of these changes are unknown. This paper explores relationships between levels… Expand
Sexual Selection on Human Faces and Voices
- David A Puts, B. Jones, L. DeBruine
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of sex research
- 1 March 2012
Humans are highly sexually dimorphic primates, and some of the most conspicuous human sex differences occur in the face and voice. Consequently, this article utilizes research findings on human faces… Expand
Men's voices as dominance signals: vocal fundamental and formant frequencies influence dominance attributions among men
- David A Puts, C. Hodges, R. Cárdenas, S. Gaulin
- Psychology
- 1 September 2007
Men's vocal folds and vocal tracts are longer than those of women, resulting in lower fundamental frequency (F0) and closer spacing of formant frequencies (formant dispersion, Df) in men than in… Expand
Sexual dimorphism in multiple aspects of 3D facial symmetry and asymmetry defined by spatially dense geometric morphometrics
- P. Claes, Mark Walters, +7 authors P. Suetens
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of anatomy
- 1 August 2012
Accurate measurement of facial sexual dimorphism is useful to understanding facial anatomy and specifically how faces influence, and have been influenced by, sexual selection. An important facial… Expand