David A. Morrison

Categorizing Ideas about Systematics: Alternative Trees of Trees, and Related Representations

This paper expands on a previous study by analyzing historical classifications using multivariate methods, revealing a new 3-group categorization of systematists based on their views on evolution and classification.

Are phylogenetic patterns the same in anthropology and biology?

The paper compares how well anthropology datasets fit a phylogenetic tree model to biology datasets, finding that cultural data fit similarly to genotype data but worse than phenotype data, suggesting horizontal processes are significant.

How and where to look for tRNAs in Metazoan mitochondrial genomes, and what you might find when you get there

The paper analyzes tRNA gene annotations in Metazoan mitogenomes, identifies issues with existing annotations, and proposes hypotheses about tRNA gene structure and function.

Estimating seed bank accumulation and dynamics in three obligate-seeder Proteaceae species

The paper examines seed bank dynamics in three fire-sensitive Proteaceae species, finding variation in regeneration strategies and estimating seed bank accumulation times required for persistence in fire-prone habitats.