On the four complementary aspects of hierarchical character relationships and their bearing on scoring constraints, expressed in a new syntax for character …

M Grams, S Richter - Cladistics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological matrices, including the conceptualization of characters and character states
and scoring thereof, still are a valuable and necessary tool for phylogenetic analyses …

Synthesizing foundations in evolutionary morphology and a plea for conceptual explicitness regarding homology concepts

T Göpel - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Morphology, the scientific discipline dealing with description and comparison of organismal
form, is one of the oldest disciplines in biology and traditionally strongly linked to the concept …

Phylogeny of the family Withiidae (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) and evolution of the male reproductive system

IC Romero-Ortiz - repositorio.unal.edu.co
The evolution of animal genitalia has been an intriguing topic of research since Darwin
proposed that sexual selection is acting upon morphological traits. In this context, taking …

The evolution of the head appendages in marine bristle worms

P Kalke - 2023 - ediss.uni-goettingen.de
Annelida can be found in all kind of habitats and thus show a huge diversity in form, size,
and colour. A key structure for their evolutionary success and adaptability to their individual …