Comparative morphology at a crossroads

American Journal of Botany, vol. 111, pp. e16392

Abstract

Morphology has been the fundamental and most important source of information in biology. We strongly believe that in the current molecular era of biology, comparative morphology still has an important role to play in understanding life on Earth and ecosystem functioning, bridging the knowledge gap between evolution, systematics, and ecology.

Authors 2

1. Julius Jeiter corresponding

   University of Bonn · Technische Universität Dresden

   Affiliation as printed

   Chair of Botany, Faculty of Biology TUD Dresden University of Technology Dresden 01062 Germany

   Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants University of Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 170 Bonn 53115 Germany

   Chair of Botany, Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, 01062 Germany

   Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, Bonn, 53115 Germany

2. ERIK F. SMETS Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center Darwinweg 2 Institute of Biology Leiden Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Leiden University · KU Leuven · Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation, KU Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, Box 2435 Heverlee 3001 Belgium

   Institute of Biology Leiden Leiden University Sylviusweg 72 Leiden 2333 BE The Netherlands

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden Leiden The Netherlands

   Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, Box 2435, Heverlee, 3001 Belgium

   Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, Leiden, 2333 BE The Netherlands

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands