Asymmetry and fighting performance in the shore crab Carcinus maenas

LU Sneddon, JP Swaddle - Animal Behaviour, 1999 - Elsevier
Fluctuating asymmetries (left–right differences in symmetric traits) can be negatively related
to fitness parameters in a number of biological systems. Hence, it has been suggested that …

Ecomorphology in dragonfly Neurothemis fluctuans

Y Norma-Rashid - Malaysian Journal of Science, 1999 - jpmm.um.edu.my
The'bigger is better'hypothesis is examined on dragonflies by using an ecomorphological
approach. Preliminary evidence indicate that optimum fitness, as measured by the …