Flies under stress: A test of fluctuating asymmetry as a biomonitor of environmental quality

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1541-1550

  Floate, K D ^a   Fox, A S ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Developmental instability; Environmental contamination; Environmental quality; Flies under stress, use as biomonitor; Fluctuating asymmetry, use as a biomonitor; House flies; Image analysis; Ivermectin; Musca domestica

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IVERMECTIN; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

ASYMMETRY; BIOMONITORING; MORPHOLOGY;

MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 0034483149     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[1541:FUSATO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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