Estimation of surface area and volume of a nematode from morphometric data
Brown, Simon, Pedley, Kevin C., and Simcock, David C. (2016) Estimation of surface area and volume of a nematode from morphometric data. Scientifica, 2016. 6767538. pp. 1-7.
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Abstract
Nematode volume and surface area are usually based on the inappropriate assumption that the animal is cylindrical. While nematodes are approximately circular in cross section, the radius varies longitudinally. We use standard morphometric data to obtain improved estimates of volume and surface area based on (i) a geometrical approach and (ii) a Bezier representation of the nematode. These new estimators require only the morphometric data available from Cobb's ratios, but if fewer coordinates are available the geometric approach reduces to the standard estimates. Consequently, these new estimators are better than the standard alternatives.
| Item ID: | 44184 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2090-908X |
| Additional Information: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2016 07:40 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3104 Evolutionary biology > 310410 Phylogeny and comparative analysis @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences @ 100% |
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