Measures of the developmental stability, body size and body condition in the black-striped mouse (Apodemus agrarius) as indicators of a disturbed environment in northern Serbia

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-156

  Velickovic, Miroslava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Body condition; Body size; Developmental stability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Foramina

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; MORPHOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; RODENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SERBIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS AGRARIUS; MUS;

EID: 47549097228     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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