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== Sex differences == | == Sex differences == | ||
Hunter eyes are | Hunter eyes are a [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]] trait. Vertical narrowness, i.e. a high width-to-height ratio (with a low level of vertical scleral show) is considered the essential aspect of hunter eyes.<ref>https://lookism.net/threads/whats-great-about-orbs-eye-area-in-lookism-terms.68363/</ref> | ||
In Caucasians, men's eyes have a greater width-to-height ratio than women's, while women's eyes are rounder,<ref name="daniel2020">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-020-02894-1</ref> i.e. more [[neoteny|neotenous]]. The same sex difference has been found in Asians and Africans.<ref>Hajnis K, Farkas LG, Ngim RCK, Lee ST, Venkatadri G (1994) Racial and ethnic morphometric differences in the craniofacial complex. In: Farkas LG (ed) Anthropometry of the Head and Face, 2nd edn. Raven Press, New York, pp 201-218</ref> | In Caucasians, men's eyes have a greater width-to-height ratio than women's, while women's eyes are rounder,<ref name="daniel2020">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-020-02894-1</ref> i.e. more [[neoteny|neotenous]]. The same sex difference has been found in Asians and Africans.<ref>Hajnis K, Farkas LG, Ngim RCK, Lee ST, Venkatadri G (1994) Racial and ethnic morphometric differences in the craniofacial complex. In: Farkas LG (ed) Anthropometry of the Head and Face, 2nd edn. Raven Press, New York, pp 201-218</ref> | ||
The sex of human skulls can also be identified based on whether the eye sockets are more round or more square.<ref>https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/forensic-facial-reconstruction/0/steps/25656</ref> | The sex of human skulls can also be identified based on whether the eye sockets are more round or more square.<ref>https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/forensic-facial-reconstruction/0/steps/25656</ref> |