morphological character
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morphological
adjective
uk/ˌmɔː.fəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌmɔːr.fəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
biologyspecialized
relating to the scientific study of the structure and form of animals ...
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character
noun
uk/ˈkær.ək.tər/us/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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Another importantmorphologicalcharacteris the number of tarsal segments of apterous viviparous females.
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These criteria, to which we can add visibility for practical reasons, represent no more than the criteria typically used to test the potential utility of anymorphologicalcharacterin systematics.
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The procedures outlined above have been used in our recent studies of aleocharine systematics to examine numerousmorphologicalcharactersystems previously overlooked in most similar studies.
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It is not clear whether two haplotypes are associated with anymorphologicalcharacterand more individuals should be analysed to clarify the taxonomic status of these two haplotypes.
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That is,morphologicalcharacterdisplacement between the two species is due to aggressive interaction between them rather than the exploitation of different food resources.
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A mainmorphologicalcharacterused to distinguish them is the degree of fusion of the bristles in the inflorescence, but this is often unreliable.
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The taxonomy of this genus based on classical morphological characters is still unclear and misidentifications are reported.
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In addition, traditional classifications based on morphological characters do not necessarily represent the phylogeny of filarial nematodes.
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Thus, the molecular phylogeny based on nuclear markers largely supports the classification based on morphological characters.
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The success of biocontrol programmes depends on accurate identification of the natural enemies that has traditionally been done using morphological characters.
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Collectively these species are all very similar, with a paucity of distinctive morphological characters.
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We determined that wind is the primary pollen vector, based both on floral and pollen morphological characters, and on a pollinator exclosure experiment.
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Morphospecies classification was based on external morphological characters of the worker class visible under a dissecting microscope (magnification 6.3 x 20).
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The morphological characters are shown in the accompanying illustration (fig. 18).
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Closely related species of the same genus typically are differentiated based on morphological characters.
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Therefore, identification based on morphological characters requires taxonomic experience and specimens as intact as possible.
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The phylogeny is examined using morphological characters, intermediate and definitive host associations and biogeography.
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The phylogeny proposed by this study is partially incongruent with previous classifications of filarial nematodes, based on morphological characters.
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A suite of morphological characters supports the molecular tree and a number of morphological synapomorphies are recognized for all but a few clades.
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