Computational Paleontology /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Elewa, Ashraf M.T. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • What is computational paleontology
  • Computational Modeling of growth and development of paleozoic echinoids
  • Calculating the tempo of morphological evolution:rates of discrete character change in a phylogenetic context
  • Paleoinfomatics - past, presend and future perspectives,- The evolution of modern human and Neanderthal cranial form
  • Shape function and phylogeny:the comparative methods in evolutionary paleobiology
  • Paleoecology and current entomological work:Computational issues and links
  • Morphometric analysis of polymorphism in species of the Lower Cretaceous ammonite genus Knemiceras: an unusual palaeontological problem elucidated by an unusual methodology
  • Issues involved with the use of incomplete specimens and missing data in morphometric analysis of fossils
  • Development and applications of the computed tomography in the study of the human fossil crania
  • Digitizing methods for paleontology
  • Digital skeletons - Computer aided Design - Future insights in computational paleontology- with special spotlight on visual palentology.