An invariant approach to statistical analysis of shapes

INTRODUCTION<BR>A Brief History of Morphometrics<BR>Foundations for the Study of Biological Forms<BR>Description of the data Sets<BR>MORPHOMETRIC DATA<BR>Types of Morphometric Data<BR>Landmark Homology and Correspondence<BR>Collection of Landmark Coordinates<BR>Reliability of Landmark Coordinate Data<BR>Summary<BR>STATISTICAL MODELS FOR LANDMARK COORDINATE DATA<BR>Statistical Models in General<BR>Models for Intra-Group Variability<BR>Effect of Nuisance Parameters<BR>Invariance and Elimination of Nuisance Parameters<BR>A Definition of Form<BR>Coordinate System Free Representation of Form<BR>Est