Searching for Modular Structure in Complex Phenotypes: Inferences from Network Theory

• Published in: Evolutionary biology Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 416 - 422
• Main Authors: Ivan Perez, S, de Aguiar, Marcus A. M, Guimarães, Paulo R. Jr, dos Reis, Sergio F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Boston : Springer US 01.12.2009; Springer US; Springer
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Genetic aspects; Human Genetics; Life Sciences; Phenotype; Tools and Techniques; Geometric morphometrics; Correlation networks; Variational modularity; Mammalian mandible; Simulated annealing

The notion of modularity has become a unifying principle to understand structural and functional aspects of biological organization at different levels of complexity. Recently, deciphering the modular organization of molecular systems has been greatly aided by network theory. Nevertheless, network t...