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Bio‐ and paleoreconstructions: Correlates and proxies

In paleontology and biology, measures that correlate with specific traits are often used as proxies for these traits without a clear concept of how their discriminatory power is assessed. This note warns about this practice.[Image: see text]

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clauss, Marcus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8366854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7883
Descripción
Sumario:In paleontology and biology, measures that correlate with specific traits are often used as proxies for these traits without a clear concept of how their discriminatory power is assessed. This note warns about this practice.[Image: see text]