The Evolution of Modularity in the Mammalian Skull I: Morphological Integration Patterns and Magnitudes

2008/10/20 by Arthur Porto, Felipe B. de Oliveira, Felipe Bandoni de Oliveira +3 · 351 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Mathematics · #Biology #Computer science #Covariance #Covariance matrix #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Evolutionary biology #Genetic diversity and population structure #Mathematics #Modularity (biology) #Morphological variations and asymmetry #Paleontology #Skull #Statistics #Trait

paper · open access · doi:10.1007/s11692-008-9038-3

published in Evolutionary Biology 36(1), 118-135 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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