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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:15:56 -0400
From: "Pere M. Parés-Casanova"
Reply-To: "Pere M. Parés-Casanova"
Subject: Re: Reflecting points from one side to
producebilaterallysymmetriclandmarks... how?
To: [email protected]
How can I obtain this value with Morpheus?
On Fri, Octubre 19, 2012 23:11, [email protected] wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:11:45 -0400
> From: al cardini
> Reply-To: al cardini
> Subject: Re: Reflecting points from one side to produce
> bilaterallysymmetriclandmarks... how?
> To: [email protected]
>
> If you give a look at this paper (below), you'll find how I did it for
> 3D landmarks:
>
> Cardini A., Diniz Filho J. A. F., Polly P. D., Elton S., 2010 -
> Biogeographic analysis using geometric morphometrics: clines in skull
> size and shape in a widespread African arboreal monkey. A. M. T. Elewa
> (Ed.), Morphometrics for Nonmorphometricians, Lecture Notes in Earth
> Sciences 124, Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany. DOI
> 10.1007/978-3-540-95853-6_8.
>
> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7MW9En7Pb3VYWQ5NWM3YzktOGU3Ny00YTE1LTg3YTYtZmFjOGNmZDVmZGIx/edit?pli=1&hl=en_GB
>
> For 2D data, it might be even easier. I did it in the past by using a
> baseline superimposition using midline points, restoring size and
> mirror reflecting landmarks by simply changing the sign of one axis in
> xls.
>
> Morpheus might have commands to do this even more directly.
>
> Good luck.
> Cheers
>
> Andrea
>
> On 18 October 2012 19:40, <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> ----- Forwarded message from "Bissett, Thaddeus Geoffrey" -----
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>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:04:25 -0400
>> From: "Bissett, Thaddeus Geoffrey"
>> Reply-To: "Bissett, Thaddeus Geoffrey"
>> Subject: RE: Reflecting points from one side to produce
>> bilaterallysymmetric
>> landmarks... how?
>> To: "[email protected]"
>>
>> This may be a stupid question, but I’m working with materials (chipped
>> stone
>> artifacts) that are pretty fragile, and in some cases the left or right
>> side
>> of the tool has been broken.
>>
>>
>>
>> These were typically symmetrical, so I’m trying to figure out if it’s
>> possible (and if so, how) to reflect points from one intact side (left)
>> to
>> produce a bilateral set of points for analysis. I’m using the tps
>> programs
>> for digitization, and MorphoJ for analysis. Is this possible in either
>> software package?
>>
>>
>>
>> If there’s a guide out that that I’ve missed, I’d love a link to it to
>> save
>> someone the effort of otherwise trying to explain.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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>
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>
> Dr. Andrea Cardini
> Researcher in Animal Biology
> Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università di Modena e
> Reggio Emilia, l.go S. Eufemia 19, 41121 Modena, Italy
>
> Honorary Fellow
> Functional Morphology and Evolution Unit, Hull York Medical School
> University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
> University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
>
> Adjunct Associate Professor
> Centre for Forensic Science , The University of Western Australia
> 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
>
> E-mail address: [email protected], [email protected],
> [email protected], [email protected]
>
> Webpage: http://sites.google.com/site/hymsfme/drandreacardini
> Datasets:
> http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/archive/cerco_lt_2007/overview.cfm#metadata
> Editorial board for:
> Zoomorphology:
> http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/animal+sciences/journal/435
> Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research:
> http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0947-5745&site=1
> Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy:
> http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/
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