Does the strength of women’s attraction to male vocal masculinity track changes in steroid hormones?
B. C. Jones, A. Hahn, K. Pisanski, H. Wang, M. Kandrik, A. Lee, I. J. Holzleitner, D. Feinberg, L. DeBruine
The paper tests if women's preferences for male vocal masculinity correlate with steroid hormone changes, finding estradiol may influence pitch preferences but not formants.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2018 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition