Despite their morphological similarity, we found no evidence of introgression at or near contact zones.
Because of the large number of grid cells in combination with the amount of species or classes of genetic and morphological similarity, we used a heuristic algorithm implemented in ResNet, which has been shown to find near-optimal solutions to large conservation planning problems (Sarkar et al. 2009).
The H. sapiens scaphoid morphology shares morphological similarities with both Au.
We currently lack sequences and population-genetic studies of several taxa described in North America presenting morphological similarities with Lymnaea sp. Therefore, we are not in position to ascertain that this is a new species and to determine whether it is endemic or has been introduced to South America.
To adjust for phylogenetically caused correlations (e.g., within-clade morphological similarities that may affect MRS), we initially entered order, family, and genus of each species as nested random effects (which corresponds to the nested ANOVA approach for simple linear models).
We propose that the clade uniting the nectar-feeding bats is the result of morphological similarities associated with ecological adaptations to nectar feeding.
DANA GOODYEAR: Insects, like lobsters, shrimp, and crabs, are arthropods and have many morphological similarities.
Morphological similarities between organisms have probably always been recognized.
Basically, this figure shows that, of the 351 species and colour forms analysed, 336 share at least some morphological similarities, whilst only 15 (just four percent) were distinct (Figure 1B).
However, Duistermaat (1987) thought that this division was a mistake, given the morphological similarities among them.
However, morphological similarities between modern and fossil counterparts are remarkable (Schieber et al. 2007; Noffke 2010).
