Human variation in the shape of the birth canal is significant and geographically structured

Proceedings of the Royal Society B • Vol/Iss. 285(1889) • The Royal Society Publishing • • Published In • Pages: 1-9 •
By Betti, Lia, Manica, Andrea

Hypothesis

There is less phenotypic diversity of the female birth canal with greater distance from sub-Saharan Africa.

Note

The finding offers strong evidence of the effect of neutral evolutionary processes in shaping canal variation.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Mantel TestSupportedp < 0.001R-squared = 0.44UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Phenotypic Diversity AssociationAnthropometry
Distance from sub-Saharan Africa AssociationLocation