The distribution of individual fluctuating asymmetry: Why are the coefficients of variation of the unsigned FA so high?

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-85

  Van Dongen, Stefan ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031733917     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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