Discoveries from collections‐based science change the way we perceive ourselves, our
environment, and our place in the universe. The 18th Century saw the beginning of formal …

" The objectives of comparative physiology are:(1) to describe the diverse ways which
different kinds of animals meet their functional requirements;(2) to elucidate evolutionary …

During the last ten years, remarkable progress has occurred in the study of molecular
evolution. Among the most important factors that are responsible for this progress are the …

PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS An up-to-date edition of the indispensable guide to
analysing paleontological data Paleontology has developed in recent decades into an …

Abstract—The relations among polarity, outgroups and rooting are clarified. The" outgroup
algorithm" and" outgroup substitution method" are irrelevant forms of relaxed parsimony …

No question in theoretical biology has been more perennially controversial or perplexing
than" What is a species?" Recent advances in phylogenetic theory have called into question …

Sauropoda is among the most diverse and widespread dinosaurlineages, having attained a
near‐global distribution by the MiddleJurassic that was built on throughout the Cretaceous …

Development and Evolution surveys and illuminates the key themes of rapidly changing
fields and areas of controversy that the redefining the theory and philosophy of biology. It …

The most commonly cited apomorphy of Archosauriformes is an opening in the snout known
as the antorbital cavity. Despite the ubiquity and prominence of the antorbital cavity, its …

The taxonomy of Metarhizium has been reassessed using sequence data and RAPD
patterns from 123 isolates recognised as M. anisopliae, M. flavoviride or M. album. A high …