Dear Henry,
in addition to what Andrea suggested, I should mention that flatbed
scanners have been already used also on fish and there are papers
published on this.
An example is:
Herler, J., et al. (2007). "A simple technique for digital imaging of
live and preserved small fish specimens." Cybium 31(1): 39-44.
Best,
Carmelo
henry wallace <[email protected]> ha scritto:
I am contemplating a project involving small insects. Data would be pixel
areas or distances of head, thorax, abdomen. 2D measurements. Large
numbers of specimens required.
With appendages removed, the insects would be mounted on a flat surface,
such as poster board or paper, which is then scanned using a desktop
scanner (photo-scanner). Dozens could be scanned at single time and the
resulting images can be cropped for data gathering.
Was just wanting initial reactions and/or recommendations on the approach.
H.
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