Naslov
Breaking Symmetry: Fluctuating Asymmetry and Geometric Morphometrics as Tools for Evaluating Developmental Instability under Diverse Agroecosystems
(Breaking Symmetry: Fluctuating Asymmetry and Geometric Morphometrics as Tools for Evaluating Developmental Instability under Diverse Agroecosystems)

Autori
Benítez, Hugo A. ; Lemić, Darija Lemic ; Villalobos-Leiva, Amado ; Bažok, Renata ; Órdenes-Claveria, Rodrigo ; Pajač Živković, Ivana ; Mikac, Katarina M.

Izvornik
Symmetry (2073-8994) 12 (2020), 11; 1789, 13

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
fluctuating asymmetry ; environmental stress ; geometric morphometrics ; developmental instability

Sažetak
Fluctuating asymmetry (FA), in contrast with other asymmetries, is the bilateral asymmetry that represents small, random developmental differences between right and left sides. After nearly a century of using traditional morphometrics in the estimation of FA, geometric morphometrics (GM) now provides new insights into the use of FA as a tool, especially for assessing environmental and developmental stress. Thus, it will be possible to assess adaptation to various environmental stressors as particular triggers for unavoidable selection pressures. In this review, we describe measures of FA that use geometric morphometrics, and we include a flow chart of the methodology. We also describe how this combination (GM + FA) has been tested in several agroecosystems. Nutritional stress, temperature, chemical pollution, and population density are known stressors experienced by populations in agroecosystems.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Matematika, Biologija, Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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