MEASURE : a program for morphometric measurements
MEASURE : a program for morphometric measurements
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1986-10
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Lazarus, David
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10.1575/1912/8014
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Micropaleontology
Animals, Fossil
Computer programs
Animals, Fossil
Computer programs
Abstract
'MEASURE', a FORTRAN77 program for collecting morphometric
measurements, has been developed. Features of the program include the
ability to accept distance and outline measurements in either 2 or 3
dimensions, to collect several different types of measurements on individual
specimens, and to keep a running tally of the number of each type of
specimen measured. The current version of the program is used for
taxonomic and evolutionary studies of radiolarian microfossils and accepts
data input from a digitizer tablet and a vertical measurement device attached
to a microscope. An ordinary text file is used to configure the program for
any desired set of distance or outline measurements. The program is highly
modular, and is relatively easy to expand and modify. This report provides a
detailed description of the program for both end-users and for programmers
wishing to adapt MEASURE to their own uses. A full listing of the source
code is included.
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Lazarus, D. (1986). MEASURE: a program for morphometric measurements. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/8014