Asymmetry as a predictor of growth, fecundity and survival

Ecology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 149-156

  Møller, Anders Pape ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Fecundity; Fluctuating asymmetry; Growth; Meta analysis; Survival; Viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032967952     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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