Morphological modularity in the vertebral column of Felidae (Mammalia, Carnivora)
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The Influence of Modularity on Cranial Morphological Disparity in Carnivora and Primates (Mammalia)
BACKGROUND Although variation provides the raw material for natural selection and evolution, few empirical data exist about the factors controlling morphological variation. Because developmental constraints on variation are expected to act by influencing trait correlations, studies of modularity offer promising approaches that quantify and summarize patterns of trait relationships. Modules, hig...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Evolutionary Biology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2148
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-017-0975-2