Modularity in development and why it matters to evo-devo1

American Zoologist

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 770-776

  Bolker, Jessica A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 33745977854     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1668/0003-1569(2000)040[0770:MIDAWI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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