Article
Modelling developmental instability as the joint action of noise and stability: a Bayesian approach.
BMC evolutionary biology - 19 Jun 2002
Van Dongen Stefan, Lens Luc
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fluctuating asymmetry is assumed to measure individual and population level developmental stability. The latter may in turn show an association with stress, which can be observed through asymmetry-stress correlations. However, the recent literature does not support an ubiquitous relationship. Very little is known why some studies show relatively strong associations while others completely fail to find...
Topics
- Bayes Theorem
- Computer Simulation
- Empirical Research
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Genomic Instability
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Research Design