Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 398-408 , September 2005

The voice and face of woman: One ornament that signals quality?

  • David R. Feinberg

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Benedict C. Jones

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK
    • School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2UB, UK
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  • Lisa M. DeBruine

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK
    • Department of Psychology, University of McMaster, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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  • Fhionna R. Moore

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK
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  • Miriam J. Law Smith

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK
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  • R. Elisabeth Cornwell

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK
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  • Bernard P. Tiddeman

      Affiliations

    • School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS, UK
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  • Lynda G. Boothroyd

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK
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  • David I. Perrett

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK

Received 5 November 2004 ,Accepted 7 March 2005.

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PII: S1090-5138(05)00021-8

doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.04.001

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 398-408 , September 2005

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