The heritability of fluctuating asymmetry: A Bayesian hierarchical model

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-23

  Van Dongen, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HERITABILITY;

EID: 0034041266     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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