phylogenetic
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The next stage involved a phylogenetic analysis in which kissing was coded as a trait and placed onto the primate family tree.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025
It was particularly surprising that more than half of the plots had a higher level of functional than phylogenetic diversity.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
To evaluate evolutionary trends, the researchers applied phylogenetic comparative methods to assess phenotypic and lineage diversification, while disparity analyses quantified the extent of morphological variation across anglerfish clades and habitats.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
Van Holstein used Bayesian modelling and phylogenetic analyses to show that, like other vertebrates, most hominin species formed when competition for resources or space were low.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
The evolution of the plant kingdom proceeds through the following regular processes, which continue to operate through the entire phylogenetic series.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Carl Von Nägeli
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