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Morphology

Morphology is the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms and their parts, encompassing both external features and internal anatomy across animals, plants, and tissues. It provides a basis for identifying and classifying organisms, understanding function, and detecting the structural cha…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 10× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Morphology is the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms and their parts, encompassing both external features and internal anatomy across animals, plants, and tissues. It provides a basis for identifying and classifying organisms, understanding function, and detecting the structural changes associated with disease or environment. In biomedical and clinical contexts, morphology includes the analysis of cellular form, as in changes to cellular morphology in respiratory disease, and of tissue and organ structure, illustrated by morphological and functional abnormalities of the thyroid gland and gall-bladder mucosa. Anthropometric and craniofacial morphology, including nasal indices and dental and skeletal structures, links form to population variation and to clinical and forensic application, while imaging methods such as cone-beam computed tomography support the assessment of anatomical structures. Morphological evaluation also extends to reproductive features, as in polycystic ovarian morphology, and to materials and biomorphic design that mimic natural structures. Research in this area characterises the form and structure of cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms, compares morphological variation across individuals and populations, and applies structural analysis to diagnosis, classification, and the understanding of how form relates to biological function.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 10 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Mammal Research.

Journal editorial board
ALESSANDRA PELAGALLI · Italy Jackie Abell · United Kingdom Martin Svoboda · Czech Republic

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