The use of cephalopod beaks in ecological and population dynamics studies has allowed
major advances of our knowledge on the role of cephalopods in marine ecosystems in the …

PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS An up-to-date edition of the indispensable guide to
analysing paleontological data Paleontology has developed in recent decades into an …

Morphometric analysis of biogenic recording structures within marine organisms has
applications in stock assessment, taxonomics, and ecomorphological studies, with shape …

This book aims to explain how to use R to perform morphometrics. Morpho-tric analysis is
the study of shape and size variations and covariations and their covariations with other …

ShapeR is an open source software package that runs on the R platform and is specifically
designed to study otolith shape variation among fish populations. The package extends …

The 2D shape of sagittae of Encrasicholina devisi, E. heteroloba, E. cf. punctifer, and
Stolephorus indicus, four tropical Engraulididae of New Caledonia, was studied with 1) …

Shape variability represents an important direct response of organisms to selective
environments. Here, we use a combination of geometric morphometrics and generalised …

Abstract In the Western Baltic Sea two genetically distinct cod stocks “Eastern Baltic cod”
and “Western Baltic cod” occur with considerable mixing of stocks. In this study we evaluated …

Back pain is a common condition with a high social impact and represents a global health
burden. Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is one of the major causes of back pain; no …

Biometric analyses are useful tools for the study of organisms, their phylogenetic affiliation,
and the pattern and rate of their evolution. Various morphometric techniques have been …