Variation in pelvic size between males and females
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8316632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R G Tague (0000-0003-2453-9281, Louisiana State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-71 |
| Publication date | 1989-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330800108 |
| PMID | 2801906 |
| OpenAlex | W2147043168 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 24 |
Selection intensity and phenotypic variability are inversely related. It has been hypothesized that, owing to opposing selection pressures on pelvic morphology in females between efficiency in locomotion and obstetric adequacy, female pelvic morphology is less variable than that in males. The hypothesis was supported based on data derived from observational methods of sexing pelves (Meindl et al., 1985). The hypothesis was tested in the present study based on a metrical analysis of the true pelvis. The results show that there are no sexual differences in pelvic variability. Consequently, while males and females are equally variable in the dimensions of the true pelvis, the visual cues that osteologists use to sex pelves are more variable in males
Biology · Female pelvis · Pelvis · Sexing · Zoology · Anatomy · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Citation span | 1991 - 2023 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 73 |