title: The size of differences as a quality criterion for characters in phylogenetics.
abstract: One important aspect regarding the suitability of a character for phylogenetic reconstruction is the separability of compared groups with regard to different character states. Therefore, it is recommendable to standardize mean differences with respect to the dispersion of individual data.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiesemüller
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rothe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002427:Cebidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny