The course is entitled to teach the main concepts of shape analysis based on three-dimensional landmark coordinates. In this course we you will learn to manipulate 3D models and use them to collect landmark data, take measurements, and to quantify and visualize the main differences in shape.

Courtesy of Melissa Tallman

Instructor. Melissa Tallman. CUNY/AMNH, New York, USA.

Course requirements. Graduate or Postgraduate in Biological Sciences, basic knowledge in Statistics and in personal computers. Personal laptop is recommended (Windows, Mac, Linux).

Language: English

Date: January 10-13,  2012

Timetable: 10-13h and 15-18h

Site: Museum of the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Sabadell, Barcelona.

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Preliminary program

- Introduction to Geometric Morphometrics

- Data acquisition in 3D

- Laying landmarks in 3D

- Warping

- Taking distances and areas

- Sliding semilandmarks

- Error studies

- Data exploration

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Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP)

Course Coordinator

Soledad De Esteban Trivigno