Image analysis, neural networks, and the taxonomic impediment to biodiversity studies

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-274

  Weeks, Paul J D ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biodiversity; identification; image analysis; neural networks; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEURAL NETWORK; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030618416     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018348204573     Document Type: Article

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