[MORPHMET] Short course in Spain: Studying Ontogeny at different levels using Geometric Morphometrics

[soledad.esteban]

 Dear colleagues,
 
Registration is open for the course:  STUDYING ONTOGENY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS 
USING GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS - Third edition; May 25-27, 2015. 21 hours 
on-site.
 
Instructor: Dr. Kieran McNulty ( (University of Minnesota, USA).
 
Site:  Premises of Sabadell of the Institut Catalá de Paleontologia Miquel 
Crusafont (Barcelona, Spain).

Course Webpage: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/gm/ontogeny-and-gm/

This course will provide a basic introduction to geometric morphometric 
analyses, with an emphasis on using this tool kit to address questions related 
to growth, development, and evolution. Simple characterizations of multivariate 
ontogeny will give way to more complicated methods for visualizing and 
comparing different patterns of growth and development. From here, we will take 
up the idea of changes in ontogeny as a mechanism for producing evolutionary 
change. Using landmark data, it is possible to address many of the issues 
related to evolutionary development, but it will also become clear that the 
basic formulation of traditional evo-devo models lose relevance in the complex 
datasets available through modern digitisation and morphometric analysis. We 
will end by discussing the difficulties and misconceptions in interpreting 
morphometric analyses of ontogeny, and introduce some of the
advanced topics in ontogeny that morphometricians are beginning to address.

This course is co-organized by Transmitting Science and the Institut Catalá de 
Paleontologia M. Crusafont. Place are limited and will be covered by strict 
registration order.

Please feel free to distribute this information between your colleagues if you 
consider it appropriate.

With best regards

Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD.
soledad.este...@icp.cat
Researcher at the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP)
Edifici Z -ICTA-ICP-  C/ de les Columnes s/n.
Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès. Spain
www.icp.cat  


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[MORPHMET] estimates of (some) errors in geometric morphometrics

[andrea cardini]

Dear morphometricians,
I'd like to thank all those who helped me with 
refs, suggestions etc. when I asked questions on 
sampling error in geometric morphometric studies, 
as well as on errors made by using 2D images of 3D objects.
Two small studies I made (one with a couple of 
colleagues) are coming out. They're, as usual, 
exploratory and simplistic. I take the blame for 
all possible mistakes but hope they may stimulate 
others to investigate more and do better.


Cardini A., Seetah K., Barker G., 2015. How many 
specimens do I need? Sampling error in geometric 
morphometrics: testing the sensitivity of means 
and variances in simple randomized selection 
experiments. Zoomorphology, in press. DOI: 10.1007/s00435-015-0253-z

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00435-015-0253-z
(reprints available on request; probably soon also in my webpage)

Cardini A., 2014. Missing the third dimension in 
geometric morphometrics: how to assess if 2D 
images really are a good proxy for 3D structures? 
Hystrix, in press. DOI:10.4404/hystrix-25.2-10993

http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/view/10993/pdf_10993
(free and open access)

Cheers

Andrea







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


Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Forensic 
Science , The University of Western Australia, 35 
Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia


E-mail address: alcard...@gmail.com, andrea.card...@unimore.it
WEBPAGE: http://sites.google.com/site/hymsfme/drandreacardini
Summary of research interests at: 
http://www.dscg.unimore.it/site/home/ricerca/aree-di-ricerca/evolution-taxonomy-and-forensics.html


FREE Yellow BOOK on Geometric Morphometrics: 
http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/issue/view/405
or full volume at: 
http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/public/journals/3/issue_241_complete_100.pdf


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=0947-5745site=1
Hystrix, the Italian Journal of 
Mammalogy: http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/ 


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