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Patterns of phenotypic correlations among morphological traits across plants and animals.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Aug 2014
Conner Jeffrey K, Cooper Idelle A, La Rosa Raffica J, Pérez Samuel G, Royer Anne M
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Despite the long-standing interest of biologists in patterns of correlation and phenotypic integration, little attention has been paid to patterns of correlation across a broad phylogenetic spectrum. We report analyses of mean phenotypic correlations among a variety of linear measurements from a wide diversity of plants and animals, addressing questions about function, development, integration and modularity....
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