Open AccessBio‐ and paleoreconstructions: Correlates and proxies
Author(s) -
Clauss Marcus
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.17
H-Index - 63
ISSN - 2045-7758
DOI - 10.1002/ece3.7883
Subject(s) - wildlife , conceptualization , library science , history , art history , computer science , ecology , biology , artificial intelligence
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.