Fluctuating asymmetry in perch, perca fluviatilis (percidae) from three lakes of the region Umbria (Italy) as a tool to demonstrate the impact of man-made lakes on developmental stability

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 445-447

  Lucentini, Liva ^a   Carosi, Antonella ^a   Erra, Rocco ^a   Giovinazzo, Giancarlo ^a   Lorenzoni, Massimo ^a   Mearelli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Growth; Perch

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; LAKE;

ITALY;

PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 0032461698     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386863     Document Type: Article

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