Developmental instability and inbreeding in natural bird populations exposed to different levels of habitat disturbance

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 889-896

  Lens, L ^a,b   Van Dongen, S ^a   Galbusera, P ^a   Schenck, T ^a   Matthysen, E ^a   Van De Casteele, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Developmental instability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Habitat disturbance; Inbreeding; Microsatellite DNA marker

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DEVELOPMENTAL INSTABILITY; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; INBREEDING;

EID: 0033664208     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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