Three terms are used to describe the relationship between grouped species: monophyly, polyphyly and paraphyly: a monophyletic group of species share a common ancestor, polyphyletic groups often ...

Termites have a bad reputation. Most think of them as pests, a status that isn't helped by their recent reclassification into the cockroach family. But not only do the termites that cause serious ...

Three terms are used to describe the relationship between grouped species: monophyly, polyphyly and paraphyly. A monophyletic group of species shares a common ancestor; polyphyletic groups often ...

Three terms are used to describe the relationship between grouped species: monophyly, polyphyly, and paraphyly: a monophyletic group of species share a common ancestor, polyphyletic groups often share ...