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Heritabilities of directional asymmetry in the fore- and hindlimbs of rabbit fetuses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Breno Matteo, Bots Jessica, Van Dongen Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Directional asymmetry (DA), where at the population level symmetry differs from zero, has been reported in a wide range of traits and taxa, even for traits in which symmetry is expected to be the target of selection such as limbs or wings. In invertebrates, DA has been suggested to be non-adaptive. In vertebrates, there has been a wealth of research linking morphological asymmetry to behavioural lateralisation....
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