phylogenetic
Americanadjective
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This variation in the plants' functional diversity would presumably also be reflected in their phylogenetic diversity, i.e. how closely they are related to one another.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 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
Even sophisticated methods of tracing family trees, or phylogenetic analysis, can be misled by a single “rogue” piece of DNA, he notes.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 31, 2024
Forests with higher phylogenetic and functional diversity are more resilient, but whether they're more productive is unclear.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
On this view, the nauplius, while no longer regarded as reproducing an ancestral type, does not altogether lose its phylogenetic significance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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