Evolutionary parallelisms of pectoral and pelvic network-anatomy from fins to limbs
B. Esteve-Altava, S. E. Pierce, J. L. Molnar, P. Johnston, R. Diogo, J. R. Hutchinson
This study shows pectoral and pelvic appendages evolved parallel topological changes during the fins-to-limbs transition, with digits as a key novelty reducing disparity and increasing modularity.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2018Evolutionary Biology