Key message Geometric morphometric analyses (GMMs) of the leaf shape can distinguish
two congeneric oak species Quercus dentata Thunberg and Quercus aliena Blume in …

This paper defines a protocol for the study of leaf morphology and morphometric
relationships among Quercus frainetto, Quercus robur, Quercus petraea and Quercus …

As a beginning, I offer a quotation from MacLeod (2002):" The fundamental observation of
biology is morphology. Morphological data form the basis of virtually all systematic …

Morphometric differences were investigated among five fish species of subfamily Barbinae
from the Ganga river system through traditional morphometrics and the truss network …

Ecomorphological changes as a result of natural perturbations in estuarine fish communities
were investigated in two South African estuaries (Swartvlei and East Kleinemonde), both …

The use of quantitative morphometric information for phylogenetic inference has been an
intensely debated topic for most of the history of phylogenetic systematics. Despite several …

Comparative studies of chondrocranial morphology in larval anurans are typically qualitative
in nature, focusing primarily on discrete variation or gross differences in the size or shape of …

The nonmetric “trait list” methodology is widely used for estimating ancestry of skeletal
remains. However, the effects of the method's embedded subjectivity on subsequent …

We describe the external morphological characters of red wolves, coyotes, and their hybrids
from North Carolina and assess if morphology could be an accurate discriminator among the …

Abstract Knowledge of taxonomy, systematics and life histories of the skates that inhabit the
Gulf of California is scarce. Five species have been documented in the Sea of Cortez: R …