Within-individual changes in developmental stability affect flight performance

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 601-604

  Swaddle, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Flight; Fluctuating asymmetry; Molt; Starling

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FLIGHT PERFORMANCE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; WING ASYMMETRY;

STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0031465615     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.6.601     Document Type: Article

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