Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 13, 2008 8:10:39 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Women Wired to Fall for Bass Baritones

Posted Sep 26, 07 4:11 AM CDT in World,  Arts & Living,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – Posh Spice may not agree, but new research shows that women are more drawn to the deep baritone of a Barry White than the higher-pitched squeak of a David Beckham. Studies of the Hadza tribe of Tanzania, whose lifestyle  is similar to that of early man, reveal that men with deep voices have more children—because they have more success with women, reports the Times of London.

Men with lower voices may have more testosterone, leading to more aggression and greater hunting success, researchers theorize. “We speculate that the associations reported between reproductive success and voice pitch in men are probably mediated by greater access to fecund women,” the researchers conclude in the journal Biology Letters.

Source Times (UK)

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon
Members of the Hazda tribe of Tanzania. Research shows those with deeper voices have more children.
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Bass Instincts

Tags

Harvard  • Tanzania  • testosterone  • reproduction


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Science & Health Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »