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Letter

Nature Physics 2, 532–536 (1 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/nphys359

Effects of topology on network evolution

Panos Oikonomou & Philippe Cluzel

The ubiquity of scale-free topology in nature raises the question of whether this particular network design confers an evolutionary advantage. A series of studies has identified key principles controlling the growth and the dynamics of scale-free networks.