Geometric morphometrics for biologists: a primer
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Elsevier Academic Press c2004
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-436) and index
Landmarks -- Simple size and shape variables : Bookstein shape coordinates -- Theory of shape -- Superimposition methods -- The thin-plate spline : visualizing shape change as a deformation -- Ordination methods -- Computer-based statistical methods -- Multivariate analysis of variance -- Regression -- Partial least squares analysis -- Disparity and variation -- The relationship between ontogeny and phylogeny -- Morphometrics and systematics -- Beyond two-dimensional configurations of landmarks
Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists is an introductory textbook for a course on geometric morphometrics, written for graduate students and upper division undergraduates, covering both theory of shape analysis and methods of multivariate analysis. It is designed for students with minimal math background; taking them from the process of data collection through basic and more advanced statistical analyses. Many examples are given, beginning with simple although realistic case-studies, through examples of complex analyses requiring several different kinds of methods. The book also includes URLs for free software and step-by-step instructions for using the software. * Accessible, student-tested introduction to sophisticated methods of biological shape analysis * Detailed instructions for conducting analyses with freely available, easy to use software * Numerous illustrations; including graphical presentations of important theoretical concepts and demonstrations of alternative approaches to presenting results * Many realistic examples, both simple and complex, from on-going research * Comprehensive glossary of technical terms
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 443 p.)
ISBN:0080521916
0127784608
9780080521916
9780127784601

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