Guillerme, T;
Cooper, N;
Brusatte, SL;
Davis, KE;
Jackson, AL;
Gerber, S;
Goswami, A;
... Donoghue, PCJ; + view all
(2020)
Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity.
Biology Letters
, 16
(7)
, Article 20200199. 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0199.
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Abstract
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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0199 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0199 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2020 The Authors. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | palaeobiology, ecology, morphology, disparity, variance/ variation, multidimensionality |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Cell and Developmental Biology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10110921 |
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