Region-specific patterns of sexual shape variation in the human bony labyrinth: 3D geometric morphometric analysis of a sample with known genomic sex
Lumila Paula Menéndez, María Clara López‐Sosa, Gustavo Montiel Hernández, Wara Siles, Hans Groh, Cassandra Rios, Candela Acosta Morano, Daniela Guevara, Paula Novellino, Daniela Alit Mansegosa, Horacio Chiavazza, Pablo Sebastián Giannotti, Sebastián Pastor, Luis Esteban Tissera, Andrea M. Recalde, , Christine Chappard
This study uses 3D geometric morphometrics to analyze sexual shape variation in the human bony labyrinth across different regions, finding subtle and regionally heterogeneous differences.
bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology