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Heterology: the shadows of a shade
Author(s) -
Williams David M.,
Ebach Malte C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
cladistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.323
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1096-0031
pISSN - 0748-3007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00135.x
Subject(s) - biology , computer science , geography
The recent proposition to name some similarities not due to common ancestry as examples of heterology is discussed from a historical point of view. The use of an elaborate terminology for various kinds of similarities is examined and rejected in favor of dealing with homology and non‐homology. © The Willi Hennig Society 2006.