Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks
Summary: Here, we present a protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses. We describe steps for collecting linear size measurements, placing geometric landmarks, and undertaking generalized Procrustes analysis to extract coordinate data. This protocol was designed to measure within-...
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| description | Summary: Here, we present a protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses. We describe steps for collecting linear size measurements, placing geometric landmarks, and undertaking generalized Procrustes analysis to extract coordinate data. This protocol was designed to measure within- and among-individual variation in the morphology of dome nests built by captive zebra finches using coconut fiber in a laboratory environment.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Whittaker et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83f4616dcd9847e0b1f565c34becb1ed2024-04-12T04:46:01ZengElsevierSTAR Protocols2666-16672024-06-0152103004Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarksBenjamin Whittaker0Andrés Camacho-Alpízar1Lauren Guillette2Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; Corresponding authorDepartment of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; Corresponding authorSummary: Here, we present a protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses. We describe steps for collecting linear size measurements, placing geometric landmarks, and undertaking generalized Procrustes analysis to extract coordinate data. This protocol was designed to measure within- and among-individual variation in the morphology of dome nests built by captive zebra finches using coconut fiber in a laboratory environment.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Whittaker et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166724001692BehaviorEvolutionary biologyModel Organisms |
| spellingShingle | Benjamin Whittaker Andrés Camacho-Alpízar Lauren Guillette Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks STAR Protocols Behavior Evolutionary biology Model Organisms |
| title | Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks |
| title_full | Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks |
| title_fullStr | Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks |
| title_short | Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks |
| title_sort | protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks |
| topic | Behavior Evolutionary biology Model Organisms |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166724001692 |
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