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Novelty and “Homology-free” Morphometrics: What’s in a Name?

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Klingenberg, C.P. Novelty and “Homology-free” Morphometrics: What’s in a Name?. Evol Biol 35, 186–190 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-008-9029-4

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