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Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists
A Primer
A primary resource for teaching modern geometric methods of shape analysis to biologists
Miriam Zelditch (Author), Donald Swiderski (Author), H. David Sheets (Author)
9780123869036, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 17 September 2012
488 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 1.16 kg
The first edition of Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists has been the primary resource for teaching modern geometric methods of shape analysis to biologists who have a stronger background in biology than in multivariate statistics and matrix algebra. These geometric methods are appealing to biologists who approach the study of shape from a variety of perspectives, from clinical to evolutionary, because they incorporate the geometry of organisms throughout the data analysis. The second edition of this book retains the emphasis on accessible explanations, and the copious illustrations and examples of the first, updating the treatment of both theory and practice. The second edition represents the current state-of-the-art and adds new examples and summarizes recent literature, as well as provides an overview of new software and step-by-step guidance through details of carrying out the analyses.
1. Introduction Part I: Basics of Shape Data2. Landmarks and Semilandmarks3. Simple Size and Shape Variables: Shape Coordinates4. Theory of Shape5. The Thin-plate Spline Part 2: Analyzing Shape Variables6. Ordination Methods7. Partial Least Squares8. Statistics9. General Linear Models Part 3: Applications10. Evolutionary Developmental Biology11. Variational Properties12. Ecological and Evolutionary Morphology13. Systematics14. Forensics
Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA], Biology, life sciences [PS], Applied mathematics [PBW]
