Mating context and menstrual phase affect women's preferences for male voice pitch

References 

1. Andersson M. Sexual selection. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press; 1994;
2. Banse R, Scherer KR. Acoustic profiles in vocal emotion expression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1996;70:614–636
   • MEDLINE
   • CrossRef
3. Boersma P. Accurate short-term analysis of the fundamental frequency and the harmonics-to-noise ratio of a sampled sound. Proceedings of the Institute of Phonetic Sciences. 1993;17:97–110
4. Bremme, J. (1991). Sexualverhalten und Konzeptionswahrscheinlїchkeit (Auswertung einer prospektiven Studie zur Natürlichen Familienplanung), thesis, Med. Fakultät der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Dusseldorf.
5. Collins SA. Men's voices and women's choices. Animal Behaviour. 2000;60:773–780
   • CrossRef
6. Colombo B, Masarotto G. Daily fecundability: First results from a new data base. Demographic Research. 2000;3:(Internet edition)
7. Dabbs JM, Mallinger A. High testosterone levels predict low voice pitch among men. Personality and Individual Differences. 1999;27:801–804
8. Dixon GW, Schlesselman J, Ory HW, Blye RP. Ethinyl estradiol and conjugated estrogens as postcoital contraceptives. JAMA. 1980;244:1336–1339
   • MEDLINE
9. Faurie C, Pontier D, Raymond M. Student athletes claim to have more sexual partners than other students. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2004;25:1–8
10. Fisher RA. The genetical theory of natural selection. Oxford: Clarendon Press; 1930;
11. Folstad I, Karter AJ. Parasites, bright males and the immuno-competence handicap. American Naturalist. 1992;139:603–622
12. Gangestad SW, Thornhill R. Menstrual cycle variation in women's preferences for the scent of symmetrical men. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 1998;265:927–933
13. Gangestad SW, Thornhill R. Facial masculinity and fluctuating asymmetry. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2003;24:231–241
14. Grammer K. 5-alpha-androst-16en-3alpha-on: A male pheromone? A brief report. Ethology and Sociobiology. 1993;14:201–208
15. Grossman CJ. Interaction between the gonadal steroids and the immune system. Science. 1985;227:257–261
    • MEDLINE
16. Hollien H. Some laryngeal correlates of vocal pitch. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research. 1960;3:52–58
    • MEDLINE
17. Hughes SM, Dispenza F, Gallup GG. Ratings of vocal attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2004;25:295–304
18. Hughes SM, Harrison MA, Gallup GG. The sound of symmetry: Voice as a marker of developmental stability. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2002;23:173–180
19. Johnston VS, Hagel R, Franklin M, Fink B, Grammer K. Male facial attractiveness: Evidence for hormone-mediated adaptive design. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2001;22:251–267
20. Klatt DH, Klatt LC. Analysis, synthesis and perception of voice quality variations in the male and female glottal wave. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 1990;87:820–857
21. Need AG, Durbridge TC, Nordin BE. Anabolic steroids in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift. 1993;143:392–395
22. Norris K. Heritable variation in a plumage indicator of viability in male great tits Parus major. Nature. 1993;362:537–539
    • CrossRef
23. Oguchi T, Kikuchi H. Voice and interpersonal attraction. Japanese Psychological Research. 1997;39:56–61
24. Ohala JJ. The voice of dominance. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 1982;72:S66
25. Ohala JJ. Cross-language use of pitch: An ethological view. Phonetica. 1983;40:1–18
    • MEDLINE
    • CrossRef
26. Ohala JJ. An ethological perspective on common cross-language utilization of F₀ of voice. Phonetica. 1984;41:1–16
    • MEDLINE
    • CrossRef
27. Penton-Voak IS, Perrett DI. Female preference for male faces changes cyclically: Further evidence. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2000;21:39–48
28. Penton-Voak IS, Perrett DI. Male facial attractiveness: Perceived personality and shifting female preferences for male traits across the menstrual cycle. Advances in the Study of Behavior. 2001;30:219–259
29. Penton-Voak IS, Perrett D, Castles D, Burt M, Koyabashi T, Murray LK. Female preferences for male faces change cyclically. Nature. 1999;399:741–742
    • MEDLINE
    • CrossRef
30. Pérusse D. Cultural and reproductive success in industrial societies: Testing the relationship at the proximate and ultimate levels. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 1993;16:267–322
31. Puts DA. An evolutionary look at marriage and parenthood. In:  Puts DA editors. Human sexuality: A holistic approach. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt; 2003;p. 261–274
32. Puts, D. A. (in press). Cyclic variation in women's preferences for masculine traits: Potential hormonal causes. Human Nature.
33. Puts DA, Gaulin SJC, Sporter RJ, McBurney DH. Sex hormones and finger length: What does 2D:4D indicate?. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2004;25:182–199
34. Puts, D. A., Gaulin, S. J. C., Verdolini, K. (in review). Dominance and the evolution of low voice pitch in men. Evolution and Human Behavior.
35. Reynolds JD, Gross MR. Female mate preference enhances offspring growth and reproduction in a fish, Poecilia reticulata. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 1992;250:57–62
36. Robertson JGM. Female choice increases fertilization success in the Australian frog Uperoleia laevigata. Animal Behaviour. 1990;39:639–645
    • CrossRef
37. Scheib JE, Gangestad SW, Thornhill R. Facial attractiveness, symmetry, and cues of good genes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 2003;266:1913–1917
38. Schwartz D, MacDonald PDM, Heuchel V. Fecundability, coital frequency and the viability of ova. Population Studies. 1980;34:397–400
    • CrossRef
39. Simpson JA, Gangestad SW, Christensen PN, Leck K. Fluctuating asymmetry, sociosexuality, and intrasexual competitive tactics. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1999;76:159–172
    • MEDLINE
    • CrossRef
40. Titze IR. Principles of voice production. Iowa City, IA: National Center for Voice and Speech; 2000;
41. Wilcox AJ, Weinberg CR, Baird DD. Timing of sexual intercourse in relation to ovulation: Effects on the probability of conception, survival of the pregnancy, and sex of the baby. New England Journal of Medicine. 1995;333:1517–1521
42. Wilcox AJ, Weinberg CR, Baird DD. Post-ovulatory ageing of the human oocyte and embryo failure. Human Reproduction. 1998;13:394–397
43. Williams GC. Adaptation and natural selection. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press; 1966;
44. Zahavi A, Zahavi A. The handicap principle. New York: Oxford University Press; 1997;