Application of geometric morphometrics in biological researches
Author of the article:BAI Ming1,2;YANG Xing-Ke1
Author's Workplace:1. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China; 2. Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
Key Words:morphology; measurement; geometry; outline; landmark.
Abstract:The analysis of shape is a fundamental part of many biological researches. As the field of statistics developed, so have the sophistication of the analysis of these types of data. In the 1980s, a fundamental change began in the nature of the data gathered