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In search of morphological modules: a systematic review.

Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1 Aug 2017

Esteve-Altava Borja

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Morphological modularity arises in complex living beings due to a semi-independent inheritance, development, and function of body parts. Modularity helps us to understand the evolvability and plasticity of organismal form, and how morphological variation is structured during evolution and development. For this reason, delimiting morphological modules and establishing the factors involved in their origins is a...

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Animals
Biological Evolution
Biometry
Models, Biological
Phenotype

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PMID: 27245113
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12284

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