Miquel, some papers which may help: Ricklefs, R. E. and P. Nealen. 1998. Lineage-dependent rates of evolutionary diversification: analysis of bivariate ellipses. Func. Ecol. 12:871-885.
Losos, J. B., and D. B. Miles. 2002. Testing the hypothesis that a clade has adaptively radiated: iguanid lizard clades as a case study. Am. Nat. 160:147-157. Also, papers by Michael J. Foote (website with pubs: http://pondside.uchicago.edu/ceb/faculty/Foote.html good luck clay Clay E. Corbin, PhD 400 East 2nd Street Hartline Science Center Biological & Allied Health Sciences Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA 17815 Phone: 570-389-4134 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/08/05 2:18 PM >>> <>Dear listers, I am interested in some readings and ideas on patterns of species distribution in the shape morphospace: 1) How the measure "dispersion" or "patchiness" <>degree of the species points? 2) How to measure the "cloud size"? Thank you in advance. Palmer -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
