Correction to: Methods for studying allometry in geometric morphometrics: a comparison of performance

Geometric morphometrics reveals sex-differential shape allometry in a spider

Common scientific wisdom assumes that spider sexual dimorphism (SD) mostly results from sexual selection operating on males. However, testing predictions from this hypothesis, particularly male size hyperallometry, has been restricted by methodological constraints. Here, using geometric morphometrics (GMM) we studied for the first time sex-differential shape allometry in a spider (Donacosa merl...

Three-dimensional geometric morphometrics for studying floral shape variation.

Variation in floral shape is of major interest to evolutionary and pollination biologists, plant systematists and developmental geneticists. Quantifying this variation has been difficult due to the three-dimensional (3D) complexity of angiosperm flowers. By combining 3D geometric representations of flowers obtained by micro-computed tomography scanning with geometric morphometric methods, well ...

investigating the feasibility of a proposed model for geometric design of deployable arch structures

deployable scissor type structures are composed of the so-called scissor-like elements (sles), which are connected to each other at an intermediate point through a pivotal connection and allow them to be folded into a compact bundle for storage or transport. several sles are connected to each other in order to form units with regular polygonal plan views. the sides and radii of the polygons are...

Comparative Methods for Studying Primate Adaptation and Allometry

A brief review of shape, form, and allometry in geometric morphometrics, with applications to human facial morphology

Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Adolf Lorenz Gasse ...