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- noun taxonomy A
species distinguished from others only by itsmorphology
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Several intermediate morphospecies connect the two species, as may be seen in the figure included in Lindsay 1997.
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Clearly brown bears are a single morphospecies, including the ancestral population, and polar bears another.
(UPDATED) Another half-brained science headline - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Clearly brown bears are a single morphospecies, including the ancestral population, and polar bears another.
(UPDATED) Another half-brained science headline - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Similarly, morphospecies can clearly be non-monophyletic; all it takes is one apomorphy in some population.
(UPDATED) Another half-brained science headline - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Xiong B, Kocher TD (1990) Comparison of mitochondrial DNA sequences of seven morphospecies of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hubert Turner et al. 2010
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Ants were sorted and identified to species or morphospecies, and specimens are deposited at the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco in Cusco,
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Through microscopic observations researchers identified up to 61 morphospecies.
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Through microscopic observations researchers identified up to 61 morphospecies.
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Through microscopic observations researchers identified up to 61 morphospecies.
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'species/morphospecies' vs a few Myrmeca (?), Lasius, Camponotus, and a heap of Formica, but I'd guess only 10 species in total.
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Alex Wild none@example.com 2010
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