Morphometrics for Nonmorphometricians
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Palaeontology, Biological Sciences, Zoology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9783540958536 | |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | Publication: | June 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9783540958536 |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publication: | June 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
Morphometrics is concerned with the study of variations and change in the form (size and shape) of organisms or objects adding a quantitative element to descriptions and thereby facilitating the comparison of different objects and organisms. This volume provides an introduction to morphometrics in a clear and simple way without recourse to complex mathematics and statistics. This introduction is followed by a series of case studies describing the variety of applications of morphometrics from paleontology and evolutionary ecology to archaeological artifacts analysis. This is followed by a presentation of future applications of morphometrics and state of the art software for analyzing and comparing shape.
Morphometrics is concerned with the study of variations and change in the form (size and shape) of organisms or objects adding a quantitative element to descriptions and thereby facilitating the comparison of different objects and organisms. This volume provides an introduction to morphometrics in a clear and simple way without recourse to complex mathematics and statistics. This introduction is followed by a series of case studies describing the variety of applications of morphometrics from paleontology and evolutionary ecology to archaeological artifacts analysis. This is followed by a presentation of future applications of morphometrics and state of the art software for analyzing and comparing shape.
