Kat Sestrick

May 10, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Armin P Moczek |Kat Sestrick

1 INTRODUCTION Understanding the origin of novel morphological traits is a long-standing objective in evolutionary and developmental biology (West-Eberhard, 2008). In particular, the mechanisms by which novelties emerge from within existing phenotypic variation, individuate into selectable modules, and integrate within their respective morphological contexts remain poorly understood (Moczek, 2008; Wagner & Lynch, 2010).