Fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of fitness: Can we bridge the gap between studies?

Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-38

  Lens, Luc ^a,b   Van Dongen, Stefan ^a   Kark, Salit ^c   Matthysen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Fitness; Fluctuating asymmetry (FA); Inbreeding; Stress

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CELL HETEROGENEITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STRESS;

EID: 0036187325     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1464793101005796     Document Type: Review

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