Sexual Dimorphism
The Interrelation of Shape and Color
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8355166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Šimon Pokorný (0000-0001-5204-1048, Charles University, corresponding author), Ondřej Pavlovič (Charles University), Karel Kleisner (0000-0002-3277-8365, Charles University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 3255-3265 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-024-02918-1 |
| PMID | 38944665 |
| OpenAlex | W4400145882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 73 |
Sex-typicality displayed as sexual dimorphism of the human face is a key feature enabling sex recognition. It is also believed to be a cue for perceiving biological quality and it plays an important role in the perception of attractiveness. Sexual dimorphism of human faces has two main components: sexual shape dimorphism of various facial features and sexual color dimorphism, generally manifested as dimorphism of skin luminance, where men tend to be darker than women. However, very little is known about the mutual relationship of these two facets. We explored the interconnection between the dimorphism of face shape and dimorphism of face color in three visually distinct populations (Cameroonian, Czech, and Vietnamese). Our results indicated that populations which showed a significant dimorphism in skin luminance (Cameroon, Vietnam) had low levels of sexual shape dimorphism, while a population with higher levels of sexual shape dimorphism (Czech Republic) did not exhibit a significant dimorphism of skin luminance. These findings suggest a possible compensatory mechanism between various domains of sexual dimorphism in populations differing in the levels of shape and color dimorphism
Biology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Evolutionary biology · Pathology · Public health · Sexual behavior · Sexual dimorphism · Zoology · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Clinical Psychology · Color perception and design · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Cross-cultural effects of color, but not morphological masculinity, on perceived attractiveness of men's faces
African and European perception of African female attractiveness
The Historical Globalization of Colorism
Male facial attractiveness
Geomorph
Effects of sexual dimorphism on facial attractiveness
Female preference for male faces changes cyclically
Facial attractiveness
Human skin pigmentation as an adaptation to UV radiation
Sexually dimorphic traits are associated with subsistence strategy in African faces from the Sahel/Savannah belt
Fair women, dark men
Sexual Dimorphism in Facial Contrast
First Impressions From Faces Among U.S. and Culturally Isolated Tsimane’ People in the Bolivian Rainforest
Skin color preference, sexual dimorphism and sexual selection
The evolution of human skin coloration
The Evolutionary Psychology of Facial Beauty
Beauty and the beast
Epidermal pigmentation in the human lineage is an adaptation to ultraviolet radiation
Criteria of facial attractiveness in five populations
Understanding face recognition
Intraclass correlations
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |