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The sexual dimorphism of obesity [PDF]

open access: yesMolecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2015
The NIH has recently highlighted the importance of sexual dimorphisms and has mandated inclusion of both sexes in clinical trials and basic research. In this review we highlight new and novel ways sex hormones influence body adiposity and the metabolic syndrome.
Biff F, Palmer, Deborah J, Clegg
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A lack of sexual dimorphism in width-to-height ratio in White European faces using 2D photographs, 3D scans, and anthropometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Facial width-to-height ratio has received a great deal of attention in recent research. Evidence from human skulls suggests that males have a larger relative facial width than females, and that this sexual dimorphism is an honest signal of masculinity,
Jones, Alex L.   +9 more
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Sexual Dimorphism of Size Ontogeny and Life History

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Background: Ecological and physiological factors and social and economic constraints affect sex-specific body size. Here, we used the male/female (M/F) height ratio as an indicator of the combined effect of genetic and sex characteristics.
Alina German   +2 more
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Adolescents’ preferences for sexual dimorphism are influenced by relative exposure to male and female faces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Exposure to a particular population of faces can increase ratings of the normality and attractiveness of similar-looking faces. Such exposure can also refine the perceived boundaries of that face population, such that other faces are more readily ...
Jones, Benedict   +17 more
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Sexual dimorphism in Hofbauer cells

open access: yes, 2021
Sexual dimorphism is defined as the existing differences between individuals of different genders in features other than gender itself. In addition to well described differences in physical traits, reproductive organs, or hormones the term also indicates
Ri, Rannya
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Facial Anthropometric Norms among Kosovo - Albanian Adults

open access: yesActa Stomatologica Croatica, 2017
The development of an anthropometric craniofacial database is a necessary multidisciplinary proposal. Aim: The aim of this study was to establish facial anthropometric norms and to investigate into sexual dimorphism in facial variables among Kosovo ...
Gloria Staka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual dimorphism in innate immunity [PDF]

open access: yesArthritis & Rheumatism, 2002
To establish whether variation in innate immunity, as measured by the level of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated whole-blood culture, is related to sex or HLA.Normal volunteers (72 women, 159 men) completed questionnaires and donated peripheral blood specimens.
Moxley, G.   +6 more
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Measuring the Inter and Intraspecific Sexual Shape Dimorphism and Body Shape Variation in Generalist Ground Beetles in Russia

open access: yesInsects, 2020
Ground beetles in multiple species vary greatly in the expression of the shape on sexual traits, resulting in a sexual shape dimorphism as a consequence of sexual selection differences.
Hugo A. Benítez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the evolution of ecological sex differences: Integrating character displacement and the Darwin‐Bateman paradigm

open access: yesEvolution Letters, 2019
Sex differences in selection arise for at least two possible reasons: (1) differences originating from anisogamy—the Darwin‐Bateman paradigm—and (2) competition‐driven ecological character displacement (ECD), agnostic of anisogamy.
Stephen P. De Lisle
doaj   +1 more source

SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN STONE MARTEN (MARTES FOINA, ERXL. 1777) FROM SARNENA SREDNA GORA MTS (BULGARIA) [PDF]

open access: yesTrakia Journal of Sciences, 2019
Sexual dimorphism in body size measurements of 65 stone martens was investigated in winter periods (10.12.- 01.03) 2013 to 2017. There was found sexual dimorphism in body size of Stone Marten from Central Bulgaria: males were larger than females.
S. Peeva
doaj   +1 more source

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