The repeatability of fluctuating asymmetry: a revision and extension

被引:114
作者
Whitlock, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Zool, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
关键词
fluctuating asymmetry; developmental stability; repeatability; heritability;
D O I
10.1098/rspb.1998.0453
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is an imperfect measure of the developmental stability of an individual. Estimates of the heritability of FA will underestimate the heritability of developmental stability; the extent of this bias can be estimated and corrected by estimating the repeatability of developmental stability. This note corrects an error in a previous derivation of this repeatability using the absolute value of the difference between sides as the measure of FA, and derives the repeatability of developmental stability for another common measure of FA, the variance among sides within an individual.
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页码:1429 / 1431
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