There are methods of transformation of the morphometric data of an organ, like a deer trophy (total length in cm., perimeter in cm., Bending strength of tissue in KJ/m-2, etc.), to be able to use this data in phylogenetic analysis (like the maximum parsimony – MP or Maximum Likelihood - ML).
Or if it is possible to compare the differences in this observed variables with phylogenetic footprint that can be observed in trees that show the evolutionary history of certain families of deer?
Jamil
Check out this paper by Davis et al. 2016. It might provide some guidance for your own analyses.
file:///C:/Users/Gordon/Documents/Crotalus%20viridis%20Systematics%20Taxonomy%20Davis%20et%20al.%20PLoS%20ONE%202016.pdf
I suggest testing for phylogenetic signal in such traits , e.g. Pagel's lambda or Blomberg's K to exclude randomness.
1. Münkemüller, T. et al. How to measure and test phylogenetic signal. Methods Ecol. Evol. 3, 743–756 (2012).
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