Generally,
morphometrics (from the Greek: "morph," meaning shape or form, and "metron”, meaning measurement) comprises methods of extracting
measurements from
shapes. In most cases applied to
biological topics in the widest sense. Morphometrics studies the "form follows function" aspect of biology, mapping the changes in an organism's shape in regards to its function. Schools of morphometrics are characterized by what aspects of
biological "form" they are concerned with, what they choose to measure, and what kinds of questions they ask of the measurements once they are made. In many cases involves calculating angles, areas, volumes and other quantitative data from landmark and segmentation data.
The term is also used in geosciences to describe measurements of
terrain.
Geomorphometry or more generally
topography is the field specializing in this measurement.
Bibliography
- Cadrin, Steven X. (2000). "Advances in morphometric identification of fishery stocks". Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 10: 91-112.
- McLellan, Tracy; John A. Endler (June 1998). "The Relative Success of Some Methods for Measuring and Describing the Shape of Complex Objects". Systematic Biology 47 (2): 264-281. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
- Swiderski, Donald L.; Miriam Leah Zelditch, William L. Fink (July 1998). "Why Morphometrics is not Special: Coding Quantitative Data for Phylogenetic Analysis". Systematic Biology 47 (3): 508-519.
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Measurement is the estimation of the magnitude of some attribute of an object, such as its length or weight, relative to a unit of measuremnt. Measurement usually involves using a measuring instrument, such as a ruler or scale, which is calibrated to compare the object to some
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Shape (OE. sceap Eng. created thing), refers to the external two-dimensional outline, appearance or configuration of some thing — in contrast to the matter or content or substance of which it is composed.
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Biology (from Greek: βίος, bio, "life"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge"), also referred to as the biological sciences, is the scientific study of life.
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Biological may refer to:
- Biology, the study of life
- Biological tissue
- Biological process
- Organism, a biological entity
- Life, the characteristic state of organisms
- Consanguinity, being descended from the same ancestor
Materials and substances..... Click the link for more information. Terrain, or relief, is the third or vertical dimension of land surface. When relief is described underwater, the term bathymetry is used. Topography has recently become an additional synonym, though in many parts of the world it retains its original more general
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Geomorphometry is the science of quantitative land surface analysis. It gathers various mathematical, statistical and image processing techniques that can be used to quantify morphological, hydrological, ecological and other aspects of a land surface.
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Topography (Greek topos, "place", and graphia, "writing") is the study of Earth's surface features or those of planets, moons, and asteroids.
In a broader sense, topography is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief but also
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