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Modularity promotes morphological divergence in ray-finned fishes.

Scientific reports - 8 May 2018

Larouche Olivier, Zelditch Miriam L, Cloutier Richard

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Modularity is considered a prerequisite for the evolvability of biological systems. This is because in theory, individual modules can follow quasi-independent evolutionary trajectories or evolve at different rates compared to other aspects of the organism. This may influence the potential of some modules to diverge, leading to differences in disparity. Here, we investigated this relationship between modularity,...

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PMID: 29740131
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25715-y
PMCID: PMC5940925

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