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SUBMITTER: Atkinson J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3411669 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Atkinson Jeremy J Pipitone R Nathan RN Sorokowska Agnieszka A Sorokowski Piotr P Mberira Mara M Bartels Astrid A Gallup Gordon G GG
PloS one 20120803 8
Evolutionary accounts of human traits are often based on proxies for genetic fitness (e.g., number of sex partners, facial attractiveness). Instead of using proxies, actual differences in reproductive success is a more direct measure of darwinian fitness. Certain voice acoustics such as fundamental frequency and measures of health such as handgrip strength correlate with proxies of fitness, yet there are few studies showing the relation of these traits to reproduction. Here, we explore whether t ...[more]