Title of article :
Biodiversity and evolution in the light of morphometrics: From patterns to processes
Author/Authors :
Laffont، نويسنده , , Rémi and Firmat، نويسنده , , Cyril and Alibert، نويسنده , , Paul and David، نويسنده , , Bruno and Montuire، نويسنده , , Sophie and Saucède، نويسنده , , Thomas، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages :
10
From page :
133
To page :
142
Abstract :
Disparity (shape diversity) is a key aspect of biodiversity, both present and past. The shapes of organisms are usually quantified by means of morphometrics. In this article, after a short review of recent advances and applications of morphometric methods, examples are presented as an overview of morphometric studies undertaken at the Biogéosciences research unit of Burgundy University. They concern both works on shape differentiation and evolution of disparity through time, and work aiming to infer, from the shapes of the organisms, any developmental stresses, constraints or processes which could explain in part the resulting disparity. The objective is to demonstrate how useful morphometrics can be for research in evolutionary and developmental biology.
Keywords :
Evolution , biodiversity , shape analysis , Geometric morphometrics , ةvolution , Biodiversité , Morphométrie géométrique , Analyse de forme
Journal title :
Comptes Rendus Palevol
Serial Year :
2011
Journal title :
Comptes Rendus Palevol
Record number :
2282644
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