A new method for morphometric analysis of opal phytoliths from plants

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1876-1887

  Out, Welmoed A ^a   Pertusa Grau, José F ^b   Madella, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

archeobotany; FIJI; image analysis; micro morphometry; phytoliths

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGE PROCESSING; PLANT; PLANT CELL; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PLANT CELLS; PLANTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84919473740     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927614013270     Document Type: Article

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