A quantitative genetic method for estimating developmental instability

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 238-244

  Waldmann, Patrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Developmental stability; Environmental variance; Fluctuating asymmetry; Gibbs sampling; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SCABIOSA; SCABIOSA CANESCENS;

EID: 1642302414     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01641.x     Document Type: Article

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