Analyzing fluctuating asymmetry with geometric morphometrics: Concepts, methods, and applications

Symmetry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 843-934

  Klingenberg, Christian Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental instability; Directional asymmetry; Evo devo; Fluctuating asymmetry; Geometric morphometrics; Morphological integration; Procrustes superimposition; Shape; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934755420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20738994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/sym7020843     Document Type: Review

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