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morphological integration: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary biology

the degree to which morphological traits covary because they share developmental, genetic or functional influences, measured through patterns of trait correlation.

In evolutionary biology, morphological integration refers to the degree to which morphological traits covary because they share developmental, genetic or functional influences, measured through patterns of trait correlation. This meaning comes from Cheverud (1982) in Evolution.[1]

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References

  1. Cheverud, J. M. (1982). Phenotypic, Genetic, and Environmental Morphological Integration in the Cranium. Evolution, 36(3), 499-516. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1982.tb05070.x

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