Morphology, Shape and Phylogeny (Systematics Association Special Volume)
Contributors: Norman MacLeod (Editor); Peter L. Forey (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: February 7, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780415240741
First sentence: This book is about the ways in which the 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.
Description: This volume provides a summary of the interdisciplinary work between biologists and mathematicians of two main areas: those who study shape and form of organisms, and those who work on evolutionary relationships through the analysis of common characteristics.