Alon Barash: Late Subadult Ontogeny and Adult Aging of the Human Thorax Reveals Divergent Growth Trajectories Between Sexes (Sci Rep.)

Sexual dimorphism is an important feature of adult thorax morphology, but when and how sex-related differences in the ribcage arise during ontogeny is poorly known. Previous research proposed that sex-related size differences in the nasal region arise during puberty. Therefore, we explore whether ribcage sexual dimorphism also arises at that time and whether this sexual dimorphism is maintained until old age.