Developmental stability reflects the ability of a genotype to undergo stable development of a
phenotype under given environmental conditions. Deviations from developmental stability …

There is widespread acceptance that fluctuating asymmetry (FA) increases under
environmental and genetic stress. Fluctuating asymmetry in sexual traits is thought to be …

Why does nature love symmetry? In Asymmetry, Developmental Stability and Evolution, M--
oslash--; ller and Swaddle analyse the evolutionary implications of symmetry. They advance …

ABSTRACT A considerable body of primary research has accumulated over the last 10 yr
testing the relationship between developmental instability in the form of fluctuating …

A trade–off between sex and somatic maintenance is fundamental to life–history theory.
Tests of this trade–off usually emphasize deleterious consequences of increased …

It has been suggested that fluctuating asymmetry (FA) reflects an animal's ability to cope with
the sum of challenges during its growing period and, thus, is a potential welfare indicator. In …

Fluctuating asymmetry refers to small deviations from a prior expectation of symmetric
development in morphological traits (Ludwig, 1932). Across a population, signed …

Developmental instability is reflected in imprecise development caused by perturbations of
the developmental process, while developmental stability reflects the ability to avoid or …

The effect of exposure to sodium arsenite during development was tested on adult
fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in sternopleural bristle number, bristle number, body size and …

Plants are able to compensate for loss of tissue due to herbivores at a variety of spatial and
temporal scales, masking detrimental effects of herbivory on plant fitness at these scales …