The conceptual and statistical relationship between modularity and morphological integration.

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Systematic Biology

• Publication date

  2007-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1080/10635150701648029PMID 17934997
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• Summary

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