Female copulatory vocalizations, also called female copulation calls or coital vocalizations, are produced by female primates, including human females, and female non-primates. Copulatory vocalizations usually occur during copulation and are hence related to sexual activity.[1] Vocalizations that occur before intercourse, for the purpose of attracting mates, are known as mating calls.
In primates, copulation calling is typically observed at the end of mating[2] and there are vast variations between species regarding its occurrence, frequency and form. It is agreed that coital vocalizations fulfill an evolutionary purpose[3] and that they serve as adaptive solutions to problems that the females face, such as infanticide, as well as obtaining high quality sperm.[2]
In non-primates, copulatory calling predominantly occurs before copulation in order to attract mates (mating call). Calls vary in frequency (14 Hz[4] to 70,000 Hz[5]) and function. One of the main purposes of females vocalizing is the induction of mate guarding behavior in males.[6] Conversely, calls may also be used in order to attract high ranking mates who can prevent intercourse with the initial partner.[7] This is done to incite male mate competition.
In humans, coital vocalizations are linked to sexual pleasure or sexual gratification and orgasm,[8] hence occurring during copulation and serving as an expression of sexual pleasure. Vocalizations can be used intentionally by women in order to boost the self-esteem of their partner and to cause quicker ejaculation.[9]
^Thornhill, R.; Gangestad, S. W. (2008). The Evolutionary Biology of Human Female Sexuality. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195340983.
^ abPradhan, Gauri; Engelhardt, Antje; van Schaik, Carel; Maestripieri, Dario (January 2006). "The evolution of female copulation calls in primates: a review and a new model" (PDF). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 59 (3): 333–343. doi:10.1007/s00265-005-0075-y. S2CID 5185407.
^Dixson, A. (2013). Primate Sexuality: Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Humans. Oxford: UOP. ISBN 9780199544646.
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^Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha, ‘’Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships’’ (Harper Perennial, 2011), pp. 255-57.
^Brewer, Gayle; Hendrie, Colin A. (2011). "Evidence to Suggest that Copulatory Vocalizations in Women Are Not a Reflexive Consequence of Orgasm" (PDF). Archives of Sexual Behavior. 40 (3): 559–64. doi:10.1007/s10508-010-9632-1. PMID 20480220. S2CID 9729446.
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