Fluctuating asymmetry and disorders of d
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Naugler, Christopher T.; Ludman, Mark D.
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Environmental and/or genetic stresses may cause a breakdown in developmental homeostasis, resulting in increased bilateral asymmetry of morphological traits. The degree of these deviations (termed "fluctuating asymmetry") is thought to correlate with the severity of the stress. If these stresses als