Dutch title: Studie van de evolutionele ontstaansgeschiedenis van de katvissen (Siluriformes) op hoger taxonomische niveau, gebaseerd op moleculaire en morfologische data Period: October 2005 till September 2008 Status: Completed
Thesaurus terms Morphology; Phylogeny
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Evolutionaire Morfologie van de Vertebraten, more, partner
The objective of this project is to present a complete, reliable phylogenetic frame of the catfishes, by means of an integrated molecular-morphological study. When the evolutionary relationships on a higher taxonomic level in this diverse and wide spread clade are known, they undoubtedly form a solid base from which insight in the origin, evolutionary life history and the morphological and ecological evolution of the Siluriformes can be gained.
