During the latter half of the last century, evidence of reproductive competition between males
and male selection by females led to the development of a stereotypical view of sex …

Experience in aggressive contests often affects behaviour during, and the outcome of, later
contests. This review discusses evidence for, variations in, and consequences of such …

The pursuit of social rank is a recurrent and pervasive challenge faced by individuals in all
human societies. Yet, the precise means through which individuals compete for social …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

It is well known that non-human animals respond to information encoded in vocal signals,
and the same can be said of humans. Specifically, human voice pitch affects how speakers …

Considerable evidence suggests that the steroid hormone testosterone mediates major life-
history trade-offs in vertebrates, promoting mating effort at the expense of parenting effort or …

Recent research has shown that humans, like many other animals, have a specialization for
assessing fighting ability from visual cues. Because it is probable that the voice contains …

Where individuals contest access to a resource, escalated physical fighting presents a risk to
all involved. The requirement for mechanisms of conflict management has led to the …

It has long been claimed that Homo sapiens is the only species that has language, but only
recently has it been recognized that humans also have an unusual pattern of growth and …

Free-ranging adult male baboons give loud two-syllable 'wahoo'calls during dawn choruses,
interactions between groups, when chasing females, and in aggressive interactions with …