Is nestedness in mutualistic networks an evolutionary spandrel?
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Sergi Valverde∗,1, 2, 3 Jose Montoya, Lucas Joppa, and Ricard Solé†1, 6, 2 ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Psg Barceloneta, UPF-CSIC, Barcelona European Centre for Living Technology, S. Marco 2940, 30124, Venice, Italy Ecological Networks and Global Change Group, Experimental Ecology Station, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 09200 Moulis, France Microsoft Research, Cambridge CB1 2FB, UK Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe NM 87501, USA
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