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  title info:
    title: Computational Paleontology
  name:
    name part: Elewa, Ashraf M.T.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2011
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: X, 229 p. online resource.
  abstract: Computational paleontology is simply a term applied to the use of computers and their facilities in the field of paleontology. However, we should be precise in describing the term when explaining the main themes of this motivating and attractive scientific field. The uppermost aim of this book is to explain how computation can be used to bring fossils to life and the past to present. For paleontologists computers save time and costs, interpret mysterious events precisely and accurately as welll as visualizing ancient life definitely and undeniably.
  table of contents: Foreword -- What is computational paleontology -- Computational Modeling of growth and development of paleozoic echinoids -- Calculating the tempo of morphological evolution:rates of discrete character change in a phylogenetic context -- Paleoinfomatics - past, presend and future perspectives,- The evolution of modern human and Neanderthal cranial form -- Shape function and phylogeny:the comparative methods in evolutionary paleobiology -- Paleoecology and current entomological work:Computational issues and links -- Morphometric analysis of polymorphism in species of the Lower Cretaceous ammonite genus Knemiceras: an unusual palaeontological problem elucidated by an unusual methodology -- Issues involved with the use of incomplete specimens and missing data in morphometric analysis of fossils -- Development and applications of the computed tomography in the study of the human fossil crania -- Digitizing methods for paleontology -- Digital skeletons - Computer aided Design - Future insights in computational paleontology- with special spotlight on visual palentology.
  note: edited by Ashraf M.T. Elewa.
  subject:
    topic: Earth sciences
  subject:
    topic: Paleontology
  subject:
    topic: Bioinformatics
  subject:
    topic: Computational biology
  subject:
    topic: Earth Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Paleontology
  subject:
    topic: Earth Sciences, general
  subject:
    topic: Computer Appl. in Life Sciences
  classification: QE701-760
  classification: 560
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9783642162718
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16271-8
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