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Fluctuating Asymmetry in Mus musculus Subspecific Hybridization

Traditional and Procrustes Comparative Approach

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Advances in Morphometrics

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 284))

Abstract

The traditional approach to fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is compared with an application of the Procrustes superposition method. This comparison was performed on wild-derived and random bred strains of two house mouse subspecies, Mus musculus domesticus and M. m. musculus, originated from Denmark, and their hybrids in a controlled experiment. Results obtained with the Procrustes method show a decrease of FA for the hybrid sample, which is consistent with what was expected from previous FA studies on wild populations. However, no trend was detectable using the traditional approach in that specific case. Additionally, the observed levels of FA compared with those found in wild populations of the hybrid zone in Denmark suggest that the latter are under higher environmental stress than are laboratory-reared animals.

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  1. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, CC064, Université Montpellier II, 34095, Montpellier Cedex, France

    Jean-Christophe Auffray, Paul Alibert & Sabrina Renaud

  2. Laboratoire Génome et Populations, CC063, Université Montpellier II, 34095, Montpellier Cedex, France

    Annie Orth & François Bonhomme

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  1. Department of Biology, Mail: Dept. Invertebrates, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York, USA

    Leslie F. Marcus

  2. American Museum of Natural History, CPW at 79th Street, 10024, New York, New York, USA

    Leslie F. Marcus

  3. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, via Borelli 50, 00161, Rome, Italy

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  4. University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    Anna Loy

  5. Department of Biology, Osborn Memorial Laboratory, Yale University, P.O. Box 208104, 06520-8104, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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  6. Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, 11794, Stony Brook, New York, USA

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Auffray, JC., Alibert, P., Renaud, S., Orth, A., Bonhomme, F. (1996). Fluctuating Asymmetry in Mus musculus Subspecific Hybridization. In: Marcus, L.F., Corti, M., Loy, A., Naylor, G.J.P., Slice, D.E. (eds) Advances in Morphometrics. NATO ASI Series, vol 284. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9083-2_23

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