Before revision: Geometric Morphometrics for biologists: A Primer First full-length book on geometric morphometrics Equipment Bone reconstruction Volume rendering of a mouse skull (CT scan), using a shear warp algorithm 2D Equipment High-quality digital cameras: collect 2D landmarks on photograph Spreading and Sliding Calipers/Osteometric Board: linear measurements only (traditional morphometrics) 3D Equipment Microscribe digitizer: manually collect 3D landmarks and measurements with robotic arm Microscribe laser scanner: manually sweep surface of object with laser to obtain a scan for 3D landmarks NextEngine laser scanner: automatically sweeps surface of object with laser to obtain scan for 3D landmarks Computed Tomography Scan (CT scans): x-ray image slices combined to create surface for 3D landmarks Useful links Morphometrics at Stony Brook: This is a website run by the Anthropology Department at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY.
After revision: F. James Rohlf inGeometric Morphometrics for biologists: A Primer First full-length book on geometric morphometrics Equipment Bone reconstruction Volume rendering of a mouse skull (CT scan), using a shear warp algorithm 2D Equipment High-quality digital cameras: collect 2D landmarks on photograph Spreading and Sliding Calipers/Osteometric Board: linear measurements only (traditional morphometrics) 3D Equipment Microscribe digitizer: manually collect 3D landmarks and measurements with robotic arm Microscribe laser scanner: manually sweep surface of object with laser to obtain a scan for 3D landmarks NextEngine laser scanner: automatically sweeps surface of object with laser to obtain scan for 3D landmarks Computed Tomography Scan (CT scans): x-ray image slices combined to create surface for 3D landmarks Useful links Morphometrics at Stony Brook: This is a website run by the Anthropology Department at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY.