Relationships of Birds – Molecules versus Morphology
Marcel van Tuinen
Abstract
Marcel van Tuinen
Abstract
Molecules and morphology sometimes point to different phylogenies of modern birds. Molecules generally make a better tool for phylogenetic inference, but the evolutionary meaning of a phylogeny requires knowledge from both morphology and fossils.
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Molecules and morphology sometimes point to different phylogenies of modern birds. Molecules generally make a better tool for phylogenetic inference, but the evolutionary meaning of a phylogeny requires knowledge from both morphology and fossils.
Key concepts: Morphology (biology), Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Evolutionary biology, Biology, Zoology, Genetics, Gene