Random Loss and Selective Fusion of Bones Originate Morphological Complexity Trends in Tetrapod Skull Networks

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-61

  Esteve Altava, Borja ^a   Marugán Lobón, Jesús ^b   Botella, Héctor ^c   Rasskin Gutman, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Morphological complexity; Network theory; Tetrapod skull

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894381348     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-013-9245-4     Document Type: Article

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