Modularity of the Oral Jaws Is Linked to Repeated Changes in the Craniofacial Shape of African Cichlids

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Malawi</td><td align="center">Rock dwellers</td><td align="center">Sand dwellers</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Malawi</td><td align="center">1.000</td><td align="center">—</td><td align="center">—</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Rock dwellers</td><td align="center">−0.027</td><td align="center">1.000</td><td align="center">—</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Sand dwellers</td><td align="center">0.784</td><td align="center">−0.494</td><td align="center">1.000</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 3: Modularity of the Oral Jaws Is Linked to Repeated Changes in the Craniofacial Shape of African Cichlids 