Developmental stability and environmental stress: A geometric morphometrics analysis of asymmetry in the human femur.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23613
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The evaluation of developmental stability (DS) by measuring fluctuating asymmetry (FA), a bioindicator of general cumulative stress, is an approach that has often been used to characterize health status in past populations. New techniques… read more here.
Keywords: human femur; environmental stress; geometric morphometrics; developmental stability ... See more keywords
Potential contribution of intrinsic developmental stability toward body plan conservation
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01276-5
Abstract: Background Despite the morphological diversity of animals, their basic anatomical patterns—the body plans in each animal phylum—have remained highly conserved over hundreds of millions of evolutionary years. This is attributed to conservation of the body… read more here.
Keywords: body plan; phylotypic period; period; developmental stability ... See more keywords
Phenotypic Variation in a Species Range: Another Look (Developmental Stability Study of the Meristic Variation in the Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis)
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DOI: 10.3390/sym14112426
Abstract: Variation of the meristic characteristics of pholidosis in the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis, was studied both in laboratory experiments and in natural populations. The total phenotypic variability was assessed by the variation of the sum… read more here.
Keywords: developmental stability; variation; variability; species range ... See more keywords
Fluctuating Asymmetry as a Measure of Stress in Natural Populations of Woody Plants: Influence of Ecological and Geographical Factors on Developmental Stability
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DOI: 10.3390/sym15030700
Abstract: Fluctuating asymmetry is a sensitive indicator of favorable conditions during the period of individual development. The influence of climatic factors, biotopic conditions, latitude, altitude, and age of plants from the natural populations of the silver… read more here.
Keywords: developmental stability; fluctuating asymmetry; woody plants; stability ... See more keywords