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 will be a relationship between overall canal shape differences and temperature differences.

Note

When correcting for pairwise genetic tests, the inlet was found to be transversally more oval in colder climates (p = 0.001, R-squared = 0. 39).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
pairwise testNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
TemperatureAssociationClimate
Canal Phenotype AssociationAnthropometry