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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Developmental instability"”.
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Fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of developmental instability in Arikara bioarchaeological assemblages
… been advanced as a tool for investigating the developmental instability of human populations and has more recently found its way into bioarchaeological investigations. The research presented here seeks to build upon those investigations and determine whether specific measures of FA can provide …
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Human skeletal asymmetry. A study of directional and fluctuating asymmetry in assessing health, environmental conditions, and social status in English populations from the 7th to the 19th centuries.
… analysis as it detects disruptions in the developmental stability of osseous structures attributed to environmental and biomechanical environments. The primary aim of this study is to establish a baseline for normal levels of asymmetry in English archaeological populations in order to …
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Variation in fluctuating asymmetry among nine damselfly species.
… from bilateral symmetry, likely results from developmental disturbances by internal or environmental stresses. However, comparisons of FA in single damselfly species (Odonata: suborder Zygoptera) from stressed environments have often been inconclusive. We measured levels of FA among multiple …
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Morphometric Characterization of a <i>Mercenaria</i> spp. (Bivalvia) Hybrid Zone: Paleontological and Evolutionary Implications
… time-averaged evolving populations, and developmentally instable populations) are evaluated. A literature survey strongly suggests that neither time-averaging nor developmental instability is occurring at the beginning of a lineage's evolutionary history, and that hybridization may be …
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COST OF TRANSPORT, LOWER LIMBS ASIMMETRY AND THE DYNAMICS OF RUNNING.
… from it caused by environmental stresses, developmental instability and genetic problems, is called Fluctuating Asymmetry (FA). In numerous studies regarding FA, it has been demonstrated that this index is related to several different features, like sexual selection, body mass, running …