Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists,
Edition 1
A Primer
By Miriam Zelditch, PhD, Donald Swiderski, PhD, H. David Sheets and William L. Fink
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2004
Description
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 URL’s for free software and step-by-step instructions for using the software.
Key Features
* 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
About the author
By Miriam Zelditch, PhD, University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology; Donald Swiderski, PhD, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; H. David Sheets, Department of Physics, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, USA and William L. Fink, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, U.S.A.
Table of Contents
LandmarksSimple Size and Shape Variables: Bookstein Shape CoordinatesTheory of ShapeSuperimposition MethodsThe Thin Plate Spline: Visualizing Shape Change as a DeformationOrdination MethodsComputer-Based Statistical MethodsMultivariate Analysis of VarianceRegressionPartial Least Squares AnalysisDisparity and VariationThe Relationship between Ontogeny and PhylogenyMorphometrics and SystematicsLast Things: Beyond Two-Dimensional Configurations of Landmarks
Book details
ISBN:
9780127784601
Page Count: 456
Retail Price
:
£61.99
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Audience
Advanced undergraduates, and graduates/research workers in taxonomy, ecology, evolution, comparative zoology and botany from the cellular to the whole organism levels. Any branch of biology where the analysis and comparison of shape and form is important.
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