AMPHIBIAN ASYMMETRY, A USEFUL TOOL TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

This study aimed to determine the morphological stress experienced by Rana perezi, an anuran endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, in an agricultural landscape with different levels of management impact, by using the fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of its skeleton. Tibio-fibula, a highly functional trait, ha...

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Main Authors: Carmen I Burghelea, Dragos Zaharescu, Antonio Palanca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2009-07-01
Series:EQA
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Online Access:http://eqa.unibo.it/article/view/3807