Generally, biologists and mathematicians who study the shape and form of organisms have
largely been working in isolation from those who work on evolutionary relationships through …

The uneasy nature of the relationship between morphometrics and phylogenetic
systematics is traceable to the differences in the theoretical perspectives of the two schools. …

… study of morphology can be used in phylogenetic analysis and how the results of phylogenetic
analysis can provide meaning for the study of morphological variation. Through the text …

… The resulting phylogeny is typically a branching tree diagram that represents the … of
morphological shape, it is natural to think that such data should be brought to bear on phylogenetic …

… years with regard to the shape of the mandible that appears as a valuable marker of
phylogenetic history in this context. In contrast, important morphological distances can occur when …

… , as well as paleontologists, recognize the existence of ‘types,’or ‘Baupläne,’in nature,
marked out by a certain ‘sameness’ of structure that prevails through all variation in shape and …

… Our study is the first to show within-structure modular morphological variation in the …
diaphyseal shape correlates more with phylogeny, whereas epiphyseal shape correlates …

… niche and phylogenetic history. We quantified morphological differences in shape and size
among … that habitat type predicts body shape in this radiation. We tested this hypothesis in a …

… history by mapping classical morphological … morphology as a phylogenetic tool. Rather,
we are seeking to understand, from a phylogenetic standpoint, the evolution of shape …

… analysis, there have been few comparisons of morphological … phylogenetic components of
variance in three morphological … record, where morphology remains crucial for phylogenetic …