Dear morphometricians, My name is Sebastian Tello, I am an Ecuatorian starting a Ph.D. program at Louisiana State University. A major part of my dissertation is going to deal with the ecology and evolution of size and shape of the skull of bats in the New World. I am going to start collecting the information, visiting museums and taking pictures of bat skulls to use geometric morphometic analyses. Here is were I wanted to know if people with experience have any recomendations in terms of the digital camera and lens I should buy to take the pictures. Is there anything I should try to avoid? What about scanning skull instead of taking pics? How many replicated pictures (same skull, same view) should I take? I know these are very general questions, and I aknowledge most of you must be really busy; however, I would appreciate any input/advice/recommendation.
Hope all is well, and happy research! Sebastian [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> J. Sebastián Tello Department of Biological Sciences 220 Life Sciences Building Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA, 70803 (225) 578-0224 (office) (225) 578-4284 (lab.) -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
