Flexible conservatism in the skull modularity of convergently evolved myrmecophagous placental mammals
Background: The skull of placental mammals constitutes one of the best studied systems for phenotypic modularity. Several studies have found strong evidence for the conserved presence of two- and six-module architectures, while the strength of trait correlations (integration) has been associated wit...
Main Authors: | Claude, J. (Author), Delsuc, F. (Author), Ferreira-Cardoso, S. (Author), Goswami, A. (Author), Hautier, L. (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central Ltd
2022
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