#  Fin-to-limb networks 

 





May 21, 2019

 

 

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 Stephanie and collaborators published a study that used anatomical network analysis ([AnNA](https://anatomicalnetworks.com/about-anna/)) to investigate the evolution of bony connections from fin-to-limb. The study demonstrated that as limbs evolved the bony connections became simpler (primarily due to the proximo-distal connections of digits) and more modular. Modularization is hypothesized to have allowed limbs to evolve a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and functions.

 The research was covered by the Harvard Gazette: [Researcher connects the dots in fin-to-limb evolution](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/05/harvard-researcher-connects-the-dots-in-fin-to-limb-evolution/)

 Esteve-Altava B, **Pierce SE**, Molnar JL, Johnston P, Diogo R, Hutchinson JR. [Evolutionary parallelisms of pectoral and pelvic network-anatomy from fins to limbs](https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/5/eaau7459). Science Advances. 2019 May 1;5(5):eaau7459.



 

 

 



 

 

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