Fourier Descriptors and Their Applications in Biology

Herausgeber: Lestrel, Pete E.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The purpose of this book is to introduce Fourier descriptors as a method for measuring the shape of whole, or parts of, organisms. Fourier descriptors refers to the utilization of Fourier analysis, primarily the Fourier series as a curve fitting technique, that can numerically describe the shape of irregular structures such as are commonly found in living organisms. The quantitative characterization of irregular forms is often the first step toward elucidation of the underlying biological processes, whether they be genetic, evolutionary, or functional. The first five chapters discuss the theory behind the use of Fourier descriptors and the remaining chapters show case studies of how they can be used in various fields of biology such as anatomy, cell biology, medicine and dentistry. This is the first book solely devoted to this subject.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1093g
• ISBN-13: 9780521452014
• ISBN-10: 0521452015
• Artikelnr.: 22699877

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Preface; Part I. Theoretical Considerations: 1.
Introduction Pete E. Lestrel; 2. Introduction and overview of Fourier
descriptors Pete E. Lestrel; 3. Growth and form revisited Dwight W. Read;
4. Methodological issues in the description of forms Paul O'Higgins; 5.
Phase angles, harmonic distance and the analysis of form Roger L. Kaesler;
Part II. Applications of Fourier Descriptors: 6. Closed-form Fourier
analysis: a procedure for extraction of ecological information about
foraminiferal test morphology Nancy Healy-Williams, Robert Ehrlich and
William Full; 7. Fourier descriptors and shape differences: studies on the
upper vertebral column of the mouse David Johnson; 8. Application of the
Fourier method on genetic studies of dentofacial morphology Lindsay
Richards, Grant Townsend and Kazutaka Kasai; 9. Fourier analysis of size
and shape changes in the Japanese skull Fumio Ohtsuki, Pete E. Lestrel,
Teruo Uetake, Kazutaka Adachi and Kazuro Hanihara; 10. Craniofacial
variability in the hominoidea Burkhard Jacobshagen; 11. Heuristic adequacy
of Fourier descriptors: methodologic aspects and applications in morphology
Vittorio Pesce Delfino, Teresa Lettini and Eligio Vacca; 12. Analyzing
human gait with Fourier descriptors Teruo Uetake; 13. Elliptical Fourier
descriptors of cell and nuclear shapes Giacomo Diaz, Corrado Cappai, Maria
Dolores Setzu, Silvia Sirigu and Andrea Diana; 14. Cranial base changes in
shunt-treated hydrocephalics: Fourier descriptors Pete E. Lestrel and Jan Å
Huggare; 15. A numerical and visual approach for measuring the effects of
functional appliance therapy: Fourier descriptors Won Moon; 16. Size and
shape of the rabbit orbit: 3-D Fourier descriptors Pete E. Lestrel, Dwight
W. Read and Charles Wolfe; 17. From optical to computational Fourier
transforms: the natural history of an investigation of the cancellous
structure of bone Charles E. Oxnard; 18. Epilogue: Fourier methods and
shape analysis Neal Garrett; Appendix; Glossary; Index.