Here Be Dragons: Using Dragons as Models for Phylogenetic Analysis

• Main Author: Cruz, Ronald Allan L
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: characters; dragons; evolution; parsimony; phylogeny; systematics; Biology; Evolution; Science and Mathematics Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/52; https://bioone.org/journals/The-American-Biology-Teacher/volume-79/issue-7/abt.2017.79.7.544/Here-Be-Dragons--Using-Dragons-as-Models-for-Phylogenetic/10.1525/abt.2017.79.7.544.short
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Dragons are a staple of fantasy literature, and various aspects of the creatures (most notably their anatomy) have been explored scientifically across different forms of media. Their distinct anatomical characteristics and the variations therein among the recognized “species” of dragons make the tax...