morphometrics

/ ˌmɔːfəʊˈmɛtriks; ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /

noun

1. a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
2. the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism

Derived Forms

• ˌmorphoˈmetric, adjective
• morphogenetic, adjective

Example Sentences

They then quantified their shape using geometric morphometrics and paired this with data they collected in the field on how these snakes lived and what they ate to explore the relationship between skull shape and ecology.

From Science Daily

The researchers used a technique called geometric morphometrics, identifying landmarks on the bone, to capture the shape of the Haast’s eagle’s skull, beak and talons in three dimensions.

From New York Times

He and Allowen Evin, now with the National Center for Scientific Research in Montpellier, France, also took many photographs of each jaw and skull to do geometric morphometrics.

From New York Times

But when they combined ancient DNA with a relatively new technique known as geometric morphometrics—which involves taking thousands of measurements of bones to see how their shapes differ between individuals—they discovered that a long history of trading and interbreeding had created the impression of numerous domestication events when there were likely only one or two.

From Science Magazine

Larson and Dobney wanted to take a lesson from their pig work—analyzing as many samples as possible from as many places as possible and combining ancient DNA analysis with geometric morphometrics.

From Science Magazine