Dear morphometricians Somewhat later in the year than usual, I am pleased to announce this year's morphometrics course from the University of Manchester. This year's course will run in the six weeks from 9 November to 18 December 2020.
Course content: * Data acquisition: the kinds of data and the equipment used to collect them. * Definitions of size and shape * Geometric methods to characterise shape from a configuration of landmark points (shape spaces and Procrustes superimposition) * Statistics of variation, scatter plots, basic multivariate statistics * Principal component analysis * Measurement error and outliers * Shape transformations and 'warping' -- the thin plate spline, etc. * Analysis of outline shapes * Distinguishing between groups (taxonomy, clinical diagnosis, etc.) * Allometry and size correction * Influence of external factors on shape (ecomorphology, dose-response studies, etc.) * Symmetric forms and measurement of asymmetry. * Morphometric inferences on developmental processes * Morphological integration and modularity, including new developments on specific problems with such analyses in shape data * Genetics of shape: analyses of resemblance between relatives, QTL analyses. * Phylogeny: examining the history of evolutionary changes of shape, comparative analysis Practice examples: As far as possible, practical exercises are provided to accompany the course content. These practice exercises consist of data sets and explanations on how to run the respective analyses using the MorphoJ software (https://morphometrics.uk/MorphoJ_page.htm). Participants who already have their own data are encouraged to use those and to discuss them as part of the course. I hope there will be a bit of a 'workshop' feel to the course. Further information on the course and a link to the registration page can be found on the following we site: https://morphometrics.uk/MorphoCourse Registration uses the university's e-store, which can process automatic *payments by credit card or debit card*. The deadline for registration via this site is the *28 October 2020*. The direct link to the e-store is this: https://estore.manchester.ac.uk/short-courses/faculty-of-biology-medicine-and-health/school-of-biological-sciences/analysis-of-organismal-form/analysis-of-organismal-form The fee for the course is GBP 380.00. If you cannot pay by credit or debit card, or *if you require a formal invoice* (e.g. for reimbursement by your institution), you need to contact the Short Course Office in our faculty via this E-mail: [email protected] If you need to use this option, please do so as soon as possible, but definitely *well before October*. Best wishes, Chris -- *********************************** Christian Peter Klingenberg School of Biological Sciences University of Manchester Michael Smith Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PT United Kingdom Web site: https://morphometrics.uk E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +44 161 2753899 Skype: chris_klingenberg *********************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Morphmet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/morphmet2/237700F8-3949-460C-8A0C-A57387B5B727%40manchester.ac.uk.
