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| Gittleman, J.L.; Hang-Kwang Luh, | |
| On comparing comparative methods | |
| 1992 Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (23): 383-404 | |
Virtually every field in the biological science uses comparative, cross-taxonomic analysis. unlike experimental study, comparative analyses have historically relied on simple correlation of traits across species. In the past ten years, especially since publication of a few landmark papers, this straightforward comparative methodology has become obsolete. Three simultaneaous developments produced this change. First, accumulation of basic data on many phenotypic traits allows for more taxonomically complete and quantitative study; this is particularly evident in relatively modern fields of behaviour and ecology. |
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