Links VS Buttons in native mobile apps

All,

I wish to know if anyone has done any research for native mobile apps in relation to the usage of buttons vs links to present new content. To clarify, the mobile app is pure native code and is not a app which is a wrapper for a Web Technology contained  with in an app or a page loaded in the mobile browser.

Discussions in the past have mention (in summary): Links on a web page are used to open a new web page. If the link opens in a new browser tab or window, then applying the statement of link opens in a new window is recommended.

Native aps really don't use this concept. Thus why seeking information on the usage of links in a native app.


I hope someone can point myself in the right direction.

Regards
Sean