撒哈拉以南非洲地区面部形态和皮肤颜色的性别二态性

Abstract In human faces, sexual dimorphism manifests itself in both morphological traits and skin color differences between males and females. Existing research has focused mainly on facial shape, but less is known about the interplay between dimorphism in facial structure and skin color, particularly in African populations. We investigated the degree of sexual dimorphism in facial shape and skin color in four sub-Saharan African populations (Cameroon, Mauritania, Senegal, and Sudan) using geometric morphometric analyses. We examined whether masculinization of facial morphology was consistentl