Comments on: Voice Pitch Sexual Dimorphism ./?p=67&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=voice-pitch-sexual-dimorphism Sat, 22 May 2010 14:45:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Max ./?p=67&cpage=1#comment-7 Max Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:10:41 +0000 ./?p=67#comment-7 Not sure how reliable a source this is, but it cites Dr. Puts in talking about male preference for deeper voices in women: news.softpedia.com/news/What-Makes-a-Man-039-s-Woman-039-s-Voice-Sexy-64862.shtml Not sure how reliable a source this is, but it cites Dr. Puts in talking about male preference for deeper voices in women: news.softpedia.com/news/What-Makes-a-Man-039-s-Woman-039-s-Voice-Sexy-64862.shtml

]]> By: Arielle ./?p=67&cpage=1#comment-6 Arielle Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:45:15 +0000 ./?p=67#comment-6 I really liked this article because, as you point out, it's common knowledge that men and women have different voice pitches. Yet, like you, I had never thought about it in a sexual selection context. The article attributes men's deep voices as being partly caused by intra-sexual selection-- I wonder, could the same be said about women's higher pitched voices? My first guess might be that men preferred women's higher pitched voices because they are associated with youth (and therefore fertility). This would imply that they evolved because of inter- and not intra-sexual selection. But most men nowadays (at least according to Max) don't seem to prefer high pitched voices in women. I wonder, what this will mean for the evolution of women's voice pitch? I really liked this article because, as you point out, it’s common knowledge that men and women have different voice pitches. Yet, like you, I had never thought about it in a sexual selection context.

The article attributes men’s deep voices as being partly caused by intra-sexual selection– I wonder, could the same be said about women’s higher pitched voices? My first guess might be that men preferred women’s higher pitched voices because they are associated with youth (and therefore fertility). This would imply that they evolved because of inter- and not intra-sexual selection. But most men nowadays (at least according to Max) don’t seem to prefer high pitched voices in women. I wonder, what this will mean for the evolution of women’s voice pitch?

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