Geographical Variation in Skull Morphology of a Wild Rodent (<i>Orientallactaga sibirica</i>) Across Environmental Gradients. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe greatest morphological differences are observed between the northeastern regions of China and the Qinghai‐Tibet regions. Elevation and temperature are the primary climatic factors causing morphological variation. Compared to the current period, the future suitable habitat area for Five‐toed jerboa is expected to decrease and shift toward higher ...
Yang C +8 more
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Point distribution form model for spruce stems (Picea abies [L.] Karst.)
Journal of Forest Science, 2002 The paper deals with the construction of a point distribution form model for spruce stems. This model is based on the principal components analysis of variance-covariance matrix formed for the Procrustes residuals.
M. Křepela
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Generalized Procrustes Analysis
Psychometrika, 1975 Suppose Pi(i) (i = 1, 2, ..., m, j = 1, 2, ..., n) give the locations of mn points in p-dimensional space. Collectively these may be regarded as m configurations, or scalings, each of n points in p-dimensions. The problem is investigated of translating, rotating, reflecting and scaling the m configurations to minimize the goodness-of-fit criterion Σi ...
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Covariance Weighted Procrustes Analysis [PDF]
, 2016 We revisit the popular Procrustes matching procedure of landmark shape analysis and consider the situation where the landmark coordinates have a completely general covariance matrix, extending previous approaches based on factored covariance structures.
Brignell, CJ, Browne, WJ, Dryden, IL
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Do cladistic and morphometric data capture common patterns of morphological disparity? [PDF]
, 2015 The distinctly non-random diversity of organismal form manifests itself in discrete clusters of taxa that share a common body plan. As a result, analyses of disparity require a scalable comparative framework.
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Translational genetic modelling of 3D craniofacial dysmorphology: elaborating the facial phenotype of neurodevelopmental disorders through the prism of schizophrenia [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose of Review: In the context of human developmental conditions, we review the conceptualisation of schizophrenia as a neurodevelopmental disorder, the status of craniofacial dysmorphology as a clinically accessible index of brain ...
Bowman, Adrian W. +3 more
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Evaluating the Predictive Power of Ordination Methods in Ecological Context
Mathematics, 2018 When striving for the ordination methods best predicting independently measured site factors, the following questions arise: does the optimal choice depend on the kind of biological community analysed?
Otto Wildi
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The qualitative assessment of responsiveness to environmental challenge in horses and ponies. [PDF]
, 2008 The responsiveness of 10 horses and 10 ponies to environmental challenge (represented by an open field test) was assessed using a qualitative approach based on free choice profiling methodology (FCP), which gives observers complete freedom to choose ...
BORDI, ALDO +5 more
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Reply to “Comment on ‘De Novo Reconstruction of 3D Human Facial Images From DNA Sequence’”
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This manuscript is a formal response to the Comment by Wagner et al. regarding our publication “De Novo Reconstruction of 3D Human Facial Images from DNA Sequence.” We clarify the methodological rationale, analytical procedures, and scientific scope of our original study, and we address several misconceptions arising in the Comment. We further
Mingqi Jiao +4 more
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Investigating Shape Variation Using Generalized Procrustes Analysis and Machine Learning
Applied Sciences, 2022 The biological investigation of a population’s shape diversity using digital images is typically reliant on geometrical morphometrics, which is an approach based on user-defined landmarks.
Wilfried Wöber +5 more
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