The importance of reporting the distributional criteria of FA

Authors
Walters, S
Citation
S. Walters, The importance of reporting the distributional criteria of FA, BEHAV BRAIN, 23(4), 2000, pp. 623
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0140525X → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(200008)23:4<623:TIORTD>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Not all of the studies cited in the target article as evidence that fluctua ting asymmetry (FA) predicts male mating success demonstrate that the obser ved asymmetry is, in fact, FA. FA is a population-level pattern of differen ces between sides. Unless the population-level distributional criteria of b ilateral traits are reported, the meaning of asymmetry in individuals is un known.