Online Course – 15th Edition
3D Geometric Morphometrics
December 15th-21st, 2021
This course will be delivered live online
Online live (synchronous) sessions from 16:00 to 21:00 (Madrid time zone).
Testimonials for this course
Dates
December 15th-21st, 2021
Schedule and Course length
Online live (synchronous) sessions from 16:00 to 21:00 (Madrid time zone).
35 hours
25 hours of online live lessons, plus 10 hours of participants working on their own. This course is equivalent to 1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) at the Life Science Zurich Graduate School. The recognition of ECTS by other institutions depends on each university or school.
Language
English
Places
Places are limited to 16 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order.
Participants who have completed the course will receive a certificate at the end of it.
Dr. Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Transmitting Science
Spain
Dr. Haris Saslis
Transmitting Science
Greece
Contact: courses@transmittingscience.com
Program
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- Types of data acquisition.
Collecting CT scans & Surface Scans.
– Demonstration of Stratovan Checkpoint.Brief Review of Fundamentals of
Morphometrics.
– How to choose landmarks.
– Generalized Procrustes Analysis.
– Other types of alignment.
– Thin plate spline warping.Processing Microscribe data.
– Using DVLR to merge two views.
– Using resample to resample a line.
Using Landmark Editor to collect data on
surfaces.
– Sliding semi-landmarks (using R
geomorph package).How to do a precision test on 3D data.
Data exploration: PCA analyses.
– Using MorphoJ.
– Between-group PCAs.
– PCAs in Procrustes form space.Visualizing shape change.
– Using MorphoJ in conjunction with Landmark Editor.Landmark Editor.
– Making calculations and visualizing shape
changes in PCA morphospace.
– Calculating PCA scores post hoc.Data exploration: Regressions.
– Visualizing change that is associated with
size (MorphoJ).Data exploration: PLS analyses.
– Using MorphoJ to mean center (or not).
– Visualizing shape change in Landmark
editor.Data interpretations: Using mean
configurations (PAST) and Procrustes
distances.
– Minimum spanning trees.
– Variability within a sample (comparing fossil)Programs that we will use:
– DVLR (free).
– Landmark Editor (free).
– MorphoJ (free).
– PAST (free).
– R (free, only for sliding semilandmarks, no
previous knowledge is required).
– Microsoft Excel.
Fees
- Course Fee
- Early bird (until October 31st, 2021):
- 525 €
(420 € for Ambassador Institutions) - Regular (after October 31st, 2021):
- 658 €
(526.4 € for Ambassador
Institutions) - Price is VAT included.
After registration you will receive confirmation of your acceptance in the course. Payment is not required during registration.
You can check the list of Ambassador Institutions. If you want your institution to become a Transmitting Science Ambassador please contact us at communication@transmittingscience.com
Funding
Discounts are not cumulative and apply only on the Course Fee. We offer the possibility of paying in two instalments (contact courses@transmittingscience.com).
5 % Discount
Former participants will have a 5 % discount on the Course Fee.
20 % Discount
20 % discount on the Course Fee is offered for members of some organizations (Ambassador Institutions). If you want to apply to this discount please indicate it in the Registration form (proof will be asked later).
40 % Discount
Unemployed scientists living in Spain may benefit from a 40 % discount on the Course Fee. If you would like to enquire about this discount, please contact the course coordinator. That would apply for a maximum of 2 places and they will be covered by strict registration order.
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