developmental instability

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developmental instability [di‚vel·əp¦men·təl ‚in·stə′bil·əd·ē]

(genetics)

Variation of development within a genotype due to local fluctuations in internal or external environmental conditions.

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No references found			2003), is widely used to estimate developmental instability in populations in specific environments (Palmer 1994, Vollestad et al. Are bioenergetic properties linked with shell fluctuating asymmetry ... by Guderley, Helga E. / Journal of Shellfish Research Fluctuating asymmetry refers to random deviations from perfect symmetry and is a measure of developmental instability. EFFECTS OF STARVATION ON EGG PRODUCTION IN THE CRAYFISH PROCAMBARUS ... by Powell, Mickie L.; Watts, Stephen A. / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science We also used fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of shell weight as an indicator of developmental instability and thus of microbially-induced physiological stress in oysters. Intrapopulational variation in Vibrio vulnificus levels in ... by Oliver, J.D. / Journal of Shellfish Research			development center development drift development drilling development environment development index development length Development of a Mine Area Development of Capitalism in Russia, The Development of Organisms Development of Plants development rights development rock development system development tool development well development, biological Development, Photographic developmental alexia Developmental Anomaly developmental aphasia Developmental Biology developmental control gene developmental crisis developmental disability developmental genetics developmental instability Developmental Mechanics developmental noise developmental psychology Developmental Test and Evaluation developmental toxicity Devens, Charles, Jr. Deventer Deventer, Sir Jacob Louis van Devereaux agitator Devereux, Robert devernalization Devers, Jacob Devers, Jacob Loucks Devetashka Devi Devi Dhura Deviation deviation absorption deviation card deviation factor deviation hole deviation loss deviation ratio deviation sensitivity deviation survey			developmental enhancement: adolescent developmental enhancement: adolescent developmental enhancement: adolescent developmental enhancement: adolescent developmental enhancement: child developmental enhancement: child developmental enhancement: child developmental enhancement: child developmental enhancement: child Developmental Evaluation Clinic Developmental Field Defect Developmental Fisheries Plan Developmental Flight Satellite Developmental forensics Developmental forensics Developmental genetics Developmental genetics Developmental Genetics and Pathology Group developmental groove developmental groove developmental groove Developmental Ground Support Equipment developmental guidance developmental guidance developmental guidance developmental guidance developmental guidance Developmental Guided Missile Destroyer Developmental Handbook developmental horizon developmental instability Developmental Integration Facility Developmental Inventory of Black Consciousness Developmental Key Logistics Facility Developmental Language Disorder developmental learning Developmental Level of Object Representation Developmental Line Item Number Developmental Maintenance Testing Developmental Mathematics Developmental Mechanics Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology Developmental Microbiology and Molecular Biology Developmental milestone Developmental milestones developmental model Developmental Motor Quotient Developmental Myosin Heavy Chain Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy Developmental Neuropsychology Research Lab developmental noise Developmental Oil and Gas Drilling Limited Partnership Developmental Oil and Gas Drilling Limited Partnerships developmental oil and gas partnership Developmental Oil and Gas Partnerships

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