Informatic application to characterise and identify small mammal species: Arvicolinae (Cricetidae, Rodentia, Mammalia).

ABSTRACT: The classification of rodent species can be challenging due to high morphological similarities observed among them. This problem is further increased in palaeontological systematics, where classification is traditionally based on the molar morphology. The subfamily Arvicolinae (Rodentia, Mammalia) is one of these rodent groups, whose classification being important for biostratigraphic and climatic studies of the Quaternary period is challenging. We present an application developed using the MatLab informatic algorithm, designed to classify the Arvicolinae species using Geometric Morphometrics (GMM) analyses of the first lower molar. Moreover, the application includes an option to automatically obtain the linear measurements that are commonly used for the identification of these species. Th

SUBMITTER: Alfaro-Ibanez MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11410883 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature