Hi Saber Some methodology for studying fluctuating asymmetry in the context of geometric morphometrics is available in the following papers:
Klingenberg, C. P., and G. S. McIntyre. 1998. Geometric morphometrics of developmental instability: analyzing patterns of fluctuating asymmetry with Procrustes methods. Evolution 52:1363–1375. http://www.flywings.org.uk/PDF%20files/Evol1998.pdf Klingenberg, C. P., M. Barluenga, and A. Meyer. 2002. Shape analysis of symmetric structures: quantifying variation among individuals and asymmetry. Evolution 56:1909–1920. http://www.flywings.org.uk/PDF%20files/Evol2002.pdf Quite a few papers posted on my web site also deal with fluctuating asymmetry in one way or another. You might want to look at the publication page: http://www.flywings.org.uk/papers_page.htm Most of this stuff will be implement as 'point-and-click' software in the forthcoming release of the MorphoJ program package. By the way things are going here right now, I fear it will be summer until that will happen. At that time, I will post an announcement on Morphmet and on the MorphoJ web page: http://www.flywings.org.uk/MorphoJ_page.htm Best wishes, Chris morphmet wrote: > Dear morphometricians > > I like to work on Fluctuating Asymmetry as a part of my PhD project on > some pure and hybrid dragonfly populations but I have not any experience > about FA in geometry morphometrics. > I would appreciate it if you could introduce me some references or > papers to guide me about that. > Best Wishes > saber > > > --------------------------------- > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > -- *************************************************************** Christian Peter Klingenberg Faculty of Life Sciences The University of Manchester Michael Smith Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PT United Kingdom Telephone: +44 161 275 3899 Fax: +44 161 275 5082 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.flywings.org.uk *************************************************************** -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
