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. 2024 Sep;111(9):e16392.
doi: 10.1002/ajb2.16392. Epub 2024 Aug 15.

Comparative morphology at a crossroads

Julius Jeiter  1   2 , Erik Smets  3   4   5
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Comparative morphology at a crossroads

Julius Jeiter et al. Am J Bot. 2024 Sep.
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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.

Keywords: Tree of Life; evolution; funding; phylogenetics; systematics; training.

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