-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Testing morphology for stasis Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 05:11:54 -0400 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: morphmet <[email protected]> Hi Joseph, try to look at: PIRAS, P., MARCOLINI, F., RAIA, P., CURCIO, M.T., KOTSAKIS, T. 2009. Testing evolutionary stasis and trends in first lower molar shape of extinct Italian populations of Terricola savii (Arvicolidae, Rodentia) by means of geometric morphometrics. J. Ev. Biol. 22: 179-191. Best Paolo
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Testing morphology for stasis Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 10:53:59 -0400 From: OWEN J.T.D. <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Dear morphmet, I have a 3D dataset where I have been comparing morphology and phylogeny at family level (suiforms). Specifically I have generated a phenogram (based on procrustes distances) to compare and contrast with the family phylogeny. The phenogram is lacking in some sub-species but has representatives for the genus we are examining (the suids, the phylogeny also uses Hippopotamus and Peccary as outgroups which we do not have). I have genetically divergent but morphologically similar populations; based on prior knowledge of species history, habitat and diet homoplasy is deemed unlikely and as such I wish to test the dataset for stasis. I was wondering if anyone knows of methods by which I could assess stasis based on congruence between morphological and genetic relationships, or point me in the direction of papers where this has been done. Thanks in advance Joe ----------------------------- Joseph Owen PhD Research Departments of Anthropology and Archaeology University of Durham
