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MorphoRegions (version 0.1.0)

porpoise: Measurements from the vertebral column of three porpoises

Description

Linear and angular measurements from Phocoena phocoena NRM 815072 (porpoise1), NRM 835011 (porpoise2), and NRM 855083 (porpoise3).

Usage

data("porpoise")

Arguments

Format

Each is a data frame with 58, 56, and 59 vertebrae (respectively) and 16 measurements. Column 1, Vertebra, contains the positional information.

References

Gillet, A., Frederich, B., Pierce, S. E., & Parmentier, E. (2022). Iterative habitat transitions are associated with morphological convergence of the backbone in delphinoids. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 29(4), 931-946.