The low male voice is a costly signal of phenotypic quality among Bolivian adolescents
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⁎ Corresponding author. Department of Anthropology, B Road, Boston, MA 02215. Tel.: +1 627 358 0227. E-mail address: [email protected] (C.R. Hodges-Simeo http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.01.002 1090-5138/© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Article history: Initial receipt 14 July 2014 Final revision received 22 January 2015
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تاریخ انتشار 2015