Landmark-based geometric morphometrics: Influential landmarks
Jean‐Pierre Dujardin, Patchara Sriwichai, Yudthana Samung, Jiraporn Ruangsittichai, Suchada Sumruayphol, Sébastien Dujardin
The paper challenges the assumption that more landmarks improve shape discrimination in geometric morphometrics, showing smaller landmark subsets can outperform full sets in classifying morphologically similar taxa.
bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics