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Relationships of Birds – Molecules versus Morphology

Marcel van Tuinen

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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.

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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.

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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

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