Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity
| Autor: | Sylvain Gerber, Emily J. Rayfield, Emma Sherratt, Natalie Cooper, Graham J. Slater, Anjali Goswami, Andrew L. Jackson, Kevin Healy, Vera Weisbecker, Abi Pate, Erin E. Saupe, Katie E. Davis, Thomas Guillerme, Joseph E. O'Reilly, Melanie J. Hopkins, Marc E. H. Jones, Mark N. Puttick, Graeme T. Lloyd, Philip C. J. Donoghue, Gavin H. Thomas, Stephen L. Brusatte |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
media_common.quotation_subject Ecology (disciplines) Context (language use) Variation (game tree) Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences morphology variance/variation multidimensionality Function (engineering) Review Articles 030304 developmental biology media_common 0303 health sciences Ecology Biological Evolution Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Data science disparity Method selection palaeobiology MSc Palaeobiology ecology General Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
| Zdroj: | Biol Lett Guillerme, T, Natalie, C, Brusatte, S, Davis, K, Jackson, A, Gerber, S, Goswami, A, Healy, K, Hopkins, M, Jones, M, Lloyd, G, O'Reilly, J E, Pate, A, Puttick, M N, Rayfield, E J, Saupe, E, Sherratt, E, Slater, G, Weisbecker, V, Thomas, G & Donoghue, P C J 2020, ' Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity ', Biology Letters, vol. 16, no. 7 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0199 Biology Letters Guillerme, T, Cooper, N, Brusatte, S, Davis, K E, Jackson, A L, Gerber, S, Goswami, A, Healy, K, Hopkins, M, Jones, M E H & Lloyd, G T 2020, ' Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity ', Biology letters . https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0199 |
| ISSN: | 1744-957X 1744-9561 |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0199 |
| Popis: | Analyses of morphological disparity have been used to characterize and investigate the evolution of variation in the anatomy, function and ecology of organisms since the 1980s. While a diversity of methods have been employed, it is unclear whether they provide equivalent insights. Here, we review the most commonly used approaches for characterizing and analysing morphological disparity, all of which have associated limitations that, if ignored, can lead to misinterpretation. We propose best practice guidelines for disparity analyses, while noting that there can be no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. The available tools should always be used in the context of a specific biological question that will determine data and method selection at every stage of the analysis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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