Applying geometric morphometrics to compare changes in size and shape arising from finite elements analyses

Hystrix

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  O'Higgins, Paul ^a   Milne, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Armadillo femur; Finite elements analysis; Geometric morphometrics

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLO;

EID: 84876222020     PISSN: 03941914     EISSN: 18255272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4404/hystrix-24.1-6284     Document Type: Article

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