Fluctuating Asymmetry and Developmental Instability, a Guide to Best Practice
Best practices in studies of developmental instability, as measured by fluctuating asymmetry, have developed over the past 60 years. Unfortunately, they are haphazardly applied in many of the papers submitted for review. Most often, research designs suffer from lack of randomization, inadequate repl...
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| description | Best practices in studies of developmental instability, as measured by fluctuating asymmetry, have developed over the past 60 years. Unfortunately, they are haphazardly applied in many of the papers submitted for review. Most often, research designs suffer from lack of randomization, inadequate replication, poor attention to size scaling, lack of attention to measurement error, and unrecognized mixtures of additive and multiplicative errors. Here, I summarize a set of best practices, especially in studies that examine the effects of environmental stress on fluctuating asymmetry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e37fd7b29a6c43e8bc795f9ef69ddde72023-11-21T02:09:25ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942020-12-01131910.3390/sym13010009Fluctuating Asymmetry and Developmental Instability, a Guide to Best PracticeJohn H. Graham0Department of Biology, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA 30149, USABest practices in studies of developmental instability, as measured by fluctuating asymmetry, have developed over the past 60 years. Unfortunately, they are haphazardly applied in many of the papers submitted for review. Most often, research designs suffer from lack of randomization, inadequate replication, poor attention to size scaling, lack of attention to measurement error, and unrecognized mixtures of additive and multiplicative errors. Here, I summarize a set of best practices, especially in studies that examine the effects of environmental stress on fluctuating asymmetry.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/1/9developmental instabilityexperimental designfluctuating asymmetrystress |
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| title | Fluctuating Asymmetry and Developmental Instability, a Guide to Best Practice |
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