The most basic book I can think of (and what got me interested in this area of study) is the Proceeding of the Michigan Morphometrics Workshop, edited by F. James Rohlf and Fred L. Bookstein. It is Special Publication Number 2, The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and published in 1990 (so it may be hard to get a copy).
Another book--that is a wonderful overview of the field, albeit with a little math--is Morphometrics for the Life Sciences, written by Peter E. Lestrel and published by World Scientific Publishing Co., Ltd., Singapore. It is Volume 7 in the Recent Advances in Human Biology series, edited by Charles E. Oxnard. I hope this helps. Mike Spoon, DDS Private Practitioner, Victor, NY Assistant Professor, Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 24, 2006, at 1:38 AM, morphmet wrote: > Hello, > My name is Rocky S. Stone, and I'm a forensic scientist in > Albuquerque, > NM, specializing in firearm/tool mark analysis and comparison. > From my > very brief scan of available geometric morphometrics on the > internet, it > seems there might be applications in my field. Can anyone recommend a > very basic, minimal-math-required, introduction to the field > (preferably > something online)? > Thanks. > > > -- > Replies will be sent to the list. > For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
