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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
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Joseph Owen
PhD Research
Departments of Anthropology and Archaeology
University of Durham
