Naslov
Implementing the use of digital images in studies on lizards

Autori
Lunghi, Enrico ; Biaggini, Marta ; Corti, Claudia

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
XI International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid Lizards : Abstracts / Biaggini, Marta ; Carretero, Miguel A. ; Corti, Claudia ; Lymberakis, Petros ; Lo Cascio, Pietro - Lipari, 2021, 12-12

Skup
11th International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid Lizards

Mjesto i datum
Lipari, Italija, 27.09.2021. - 28.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
Podarcis ; digital images ; morphometrics ; lizard

Sažetak
There is increasing use of digital images in zoological and ecological studies, as well as for digitization of museum collections. High-quality images have multiple advantages: they can be handled over and over again without disturbing the individual, they can be “ready-to-use” everywhere at any time, and they can provide additional information that would otherwise be difficult to access. Thanks to their relative small size, many species of amphibians and reptiles are particularly suitable to record high-quality images ; however, potential uses are still poorly explored. Here we present high-quality pictures of Podarcis lizards obtained using a portable photographic studio. We show how these digital images can be reliably used in zoological and evolutionary studies and the potential hypotheses that can be tested. We also evaluate the reliability of a post-hoc method to estimate the SVL from images with dorsal view.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti

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