Unbiased estimation of individual asymmetry

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-112

  Van Dongen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bias; Empirical Bayes; Fluctuating asymmetry; Measurement error; Mixed regression; Repeatability; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033978957     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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