Re: [MORPHMET] Ontogenetic changes in morphology

2015-02-18 Thread Anneke van Heteren
Dear Adeline Yong Right now you are essentially plotting size (of the claw) against size (of the crab). What you are interested in is shape against size. I am not sure what program you are using now, but I would suggest MorphoJ, as it is quite user friendly. You should do a multivariate

Re: [MORPHMET] MANOVA and shape data

2015-02-18 Thread Carmelo Fruciano
Dear all, as an addendum to my previous message on tests for multivariate normality, I've just noticed that a new R package for this (MVN by Korkmaz et al 2014 - http://journal.r-project.org/archive/2014-2/korkmaz-goksuluk-zararsiz.pdf ) is out. Best, Carmelo -- Carmelo Fruciano Marie

Re: [MORPHMET] Ontogenetic changes in morphology

2015-02-18 Thread Pere M. Parés-Casanova
You can also perform this analysis as a multivariate linear model (using first variable, ln(CS) as independent variable) with PAST. Nervertheless, number of Procrustes versus number of specimens can be a problem if you sample size is not large enough. Pere M. On Dm, Febrer 18, 2015 09:06,