Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Evolutionary parallelisms of pectoral and pelvic network-anatomy from fins to limbs
B. Esteve-Altava, S. E. Pierce, J. L. Molnar…·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.
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.aau7459