Evolutionary dynamics of complex biomechanical systems: An example using the four-bar mechanism

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 495-503

  Alfaro, Michael E ^a,b   Bolnick, Daniel I ^a,c   Wainwright, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Character evolution; Convergence; Disparity; Four bar; Labridae; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; LABRIDAE; PERCIFORMES; PISCES;

EID: 1842423455     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01673.x     Document Type: Article

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