Echinoderm Morphological Disparity: Methods, Patterns, and Possibilities

Echinoderm Morphological Disparity: Methods, Patterns, and Possibilities
ISBN-10
1108898041
ISBN-13
9781108898041
Category
Science
Language
English
Published
2021-02-11
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Bradley Deline

Description

The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained using other methodologies. Over the last several decades, studies of disparity have proliferated, often using echinoderms as a model organism. Echinoderms have been used to study the methodology of disparity analyses and potential biases as well as documenting the morphological patterns observed in clades through time. Combining morphological studies with phylogenetic analyses or other disparate data sets allows for the testing of detailed and far-reaching evolutionary hypotheses.

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