Niche suitability affects development: skull asymmetry increases in less suitable areas.

For conservation purposes, it is important to take into account the suitability of a species to particular habitats; this information may predict the long-term survival of a species. In this sense, morphological measures of developmental stress, such as fluctuating asymmetry, can be proxies for an i...

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Main Authors: Renan Maestri, Rodrigo Fornel, Daniel Galiano, Thales R O de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398368?pdf=render