SlicerMorph: An open and extensible platform to retrieve, visualize and analyse 3D morphology

S Rolfe, S Pieper, A Porto, K Diamond… - Methods in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale digitization projects such as# ScanAllFishes and oVert are generating high‐
resolution microCT scans of vertebrates by the thousands. Data from these projects are …

Three‐dimensional surface scanning methods in osteology: A topographical and geometric morphometric comparison

L Waltenberger, K Rebay‐Salisbury… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives Three‐dimensional (3D) data collected by structured light scanners,
photogrammetry, and computed tomography (CT) scans are increasingly combined in joint …

ALPACA: A fast and accurate computer vision approach for automated landmarking of three‐dimensional biological structures

A Porto, S Rolfe, AM Maga - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Landmark‐based geometric morphometrics has emerged as an essential discipline for the
quantitative analysis of size and shape in ecology and evolution. With the ever‐increasing …

Evaluating causes of error in landmark-based data collection using scanners

BM Shearer, SB Cooke, LB Halenar, SL Reber… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
In this study, we assess the precision, accuracy, and repeatability of craniodental landmarks
(Types I, II, and III, plus curves of semilandmarks) on a single macaque cranium digitally …

Obtaining new resolutions in carnivore tooth pit morphological analyses: A methodological update for digital taphonomy

LA Courtenay, D Herranz-Rodrigo, R Huguet… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Modern day investigation in fields of archaeology and palaeontology can be greatly
characterised by an exponential growth of integrated new technologies, nevertheless, while …

A landmark-free morphometrics pipeline for high-resolution phenotyping: application to a mouse model of Down syndrome

N Toussaint, Y Redhead, M Vidal-García… - …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Characterising phenotypes often requires quantification of anatomical shape. Quantitative
shape comparison (morphometrics) traditionally uses manually located landmarks and is …

3D photogrammetry of bat skulls: perspectives for macro-evolutionary analyses

G Giacomini, D Scaravelli, A Herrel, A Veneziano… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Springer
Photogrammetry (PH) is relatively cheap, easy to use, flexible and portable but its power and
limitations have not been fully explored for studies of small animals. Here we assessed the …

Landmark Data to Distinguish and Identify Morphologically Close Tabanus spp. (Diptera: Tabanidae)

T Changbunjong, N Prakaikowit, P Maneephan… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tabanus spp.(Diptera: Tabanidae) are blood-sucking parasites of animals
and humans. The accurate identification of these flies is very important for determining the …

Comparing surface digitization techniques in palaeontology using visual perceptual metrics and distance computations between 3D meshes

V Díez Díaz, H Mallison, P Asbach, D Schwarz… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The use of surface digitization techniques and methods in palaeontology has increased in
the last two decades, mainly due to recent improvements in devices and software. However …

Low resolution scans can provide a sufficiently accurate, cost-and time-effective alternative to high resolution scans for 3D shape analyses

AE Marcy, C Fruciano, MJ Phillips, K Mardon… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Advances in 3D shape capture technology have made powerful shape
analyses, such as geometric morphometrics, more feasible. While the highly accurate micro …