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Bisoniana 113. Developmental stability of skull morphology in European bison Bison bonasus

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: Authors compared developmental stability and total phenotypic diversity of 25 skull characters in three populations of European bison Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758). Developmental stability was measured by fluctuating asymmetry, which was estimated by the variance of the left-right (l-r) and scaled (l-r)/(l+r) differences between the left (l) and right (r) sides of the skull. Mean number of asymmetrical characters per individual was used as an integrated index of developmental stability.

Source: ACTA THERIOLOGICA

DOI: 10.4098/at.arch.97-50

Authors: Alexander S. Baranov, Zdzisław Pucek, Eugeniya G. Kiseleva, Vladimir M. Zakharov

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Mammal Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Morphological variations and asymmetry

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Berry College

OpenAlex ID: W2078424686