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Male voice pitch predicts reproductive success in hunter-gatherers
09-25-2007 · EurekAlert!According to a new study by researchers with Harvard University, McMaster University and Florida State University, male hunter-gatherers with lower-pitched voices have increased reproductive success, possibly as a result of increased access to mates. The study involved the Hadza tribe of Tanzania, who live much as humans did 200,000 years ago.
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