Network parameters quantifying modularity and complexity.

<p>Pearson’s product-moment correlations show a significant positive correlation between the modularity and the complexity measured as the number of bones (N: <i>r</i> = 0.691, <i>p</i> = 5.28e^–4), as predicted by the near-decomposability hypothesis. However, the other parameters used as measures of complexity lack this positive correlation with modularity; instead we observe a negative correlation between modularity and complexity (K: <i>r</i> = –0.442, <i>p</i> = 0.029; D: <i>r</i> = –0.701, <i>p</i> = 4.12e^–4; C: <i>r</i> = –0.409, <i>p</i> = 0.041). Finally, disparity or anisomerism does not correlate at all with modularity (H: <i>r</i> = 0.149, <i>p</i> = 0.729).</p><p>Network parameters quantifying modularity and complexity.