Comparative morphology at a crossroads
Julius Jeiter, Erik Smets
Abstract
Morphology has been the fundamental and most important source of information in biology. We strongly believe that in the current molecular era of biology, comparative morphology still has an important role to play in understanding life on Earth and ecosystem functioning, bridging the knowledge gap between evolution, systematics, and ecology.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyMorphology (biology)SystematicsBridging (networking)Comparative biologyEcologyEvolutionary biologyBiological evolutionZoologyTaxonomy (biology)GeneticsComputer scienceComputer networkPlant Diversity and EvolutionEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPlant and animal studies