Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics

Informationen zum Autor Norman MacLeod Zusammenfassung The automated identification of biological objects or groups has been a dream among taxonomists and systematists for centuries. However, progress in designing and implementing practical systems for fully automated taxon identification has been frustratingly slow. Regardless, the dream has never died. Recent developments in computer architectures and innovations in software design have placed the tools needed to realize this vision in the hands of the systematics community, not several years hence, but now. And not just for DNA barcodes or other molecular data, but for digital images of organisms, digital sounds, digitized chemical data - essentially any type of digital data. Based on evidence accumulated over the last decade and written by applied researchers, Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics explores contemporary applications of quantitative approaches to the problem of taxon recognition. The book begins by reviewing the current state of systematics and placing automated taxon identification in the context of contemporary trends, needs, and opportunities. The chapters present and evaluate different aspects of current automated system designs. They then provide descriptions of case studies in which different theoretical and practical aspects of the overall group-identification problem are identified, analyzed, and discussed. A recurring theme through the chapters is the relationship between taxonomic identification, automated group identification, and morphometrics. This collection provides a bridge between these communities and between them and the wider world of applied taxonomy. The only book-length treatment that explores automated group identification in systematic context, this text also includes introductions to basic aspects of the fields of contemporary artificial intelligence and mathematical group recognition for the entire biological community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. The Need for Automated Approaches to Species Identification. Is Automated Species Identification Feasible? Natural Object Recognition: Machines Vs. Humans. Homology and Morphometrics: An Old Theme Revisited. Plastic Self-Organizing Maps. Decision Trees: A Machine-learning Methodology to Analyze the Relationship between Skeletal Morphology and Ecological Adaptations. DAISY: A Practical Computer Based Tool for Semi-Automated Species Identification. Introducing SPIDA-web: An Automated Identification System for Biological Species. Automated Extraction and Analysis of Morphological Features for Species Identification. Pattern Recognition for Ecological Science and Environmental Monitoring. Identification of Botanical Taxa using Artificial Neural Networks. Use of Neural Nets in Identification of Spheniscid Species. Drawing the Line: the Differentiation Between Morphological Plasticity and Interspecific Variation. Summary and Prospectus. ...

Autorentext
Norman MacLeod

Klappentext
"Automated Object Identification in Systematics" shows how automated identification can be applied to various organismal groups. It is the first text to address the interface between the species recognition question in the biological sciences and the class recognition problem in mathematics and statistics. It will be of interest to taxonomists as well as computational professionals who focus on the biological sciences. Featuring high profile contributors, the text presents current trends in quantitative approaches to group-recognition challenges, discusses the identification capabilities of current software systems, and evaluates applications of this technology to present and future problems.

Zusammenfassung
Shows how automated identification can be applied to various organismal groups. This book addresses the interface between the species recognition question in the biological sciences and the class recognition problem in mathematics and statistics. It is suitable for taxonomists and computational professionals who focus on the biological sciences.

Inhalt
Introduction, N. MacLeodDigital Innovation and Taxonomy's Finest Hour, Q.D. WheelerNatural Object Categorization: Man versus Machine, P.F. CulverhouseNeural Networks in Brief, R. Lang69Morphometrics and Computer Homology: An Old Theme Revisited, F.L. BooksteinThe Automated Identification of Taxa: Concepts and Applications, D. ChesmoreDAISY: A Practical Computer-Based Tool for Semi-Automated Species Identification, M.A. O'NeillAutomated Extraction and Analysis of Morphological Features for Species Identification, V. Steinhage, S. Schröder, K.-H. Lampe and A.B. CremersIntroducing SPIDA-Web: Wavelets, Neural Networks and Internet Accessibility in an Image-Based Automated Identification System, K.N. Russell, M.T. Do, J.C. Huff and N.I. PlatnickAutomated Tools for the Identification of Taxa from Morphological Data: Face Recognition in Wasps, N. MacLeod, M. O'Neill and S. WalshPattern Recognition for Ecological Science and Environmental Monitoring: An Initial Report, E.N. Mortensen, E.L. Delgado, H. Deng, D. Lytle, A. Moldenke, R. Paasch, L. Shapiro, P. Wu, W. Zhang and T.G. DietterichPlant Identification from Characters and Measurements Using Artificial Neural Networks, J.Y. ClarkSpot the Penguin: Can Reliable Taxonomic Identifications Be Made Using Isolated Foot Bones? S.A. Walsh, N. MacLeod and M. O'NeillA New Semi-Automatic Morphometric Protocol for Conodonts and a Preliminary Taxonomic Application, D. Jones and M. PurnellDecision Trees: A Machine-Learning Method for Characterizing Morphological Patterns Resulting from Ecological Adaptation, M. MendozaData Integration and Multifactorial Analyses: The Yeasts and the BioloMICS Software as a Case Study, R. VincentAutomatic Measurement of Honeybee Wings, A. TofilskiGood Performers Know Their Audience! Identification and Characterization of Pitch Contours in Infant- and Foreigner-Directed Speech, M.A. Knoll, S.A. Walsh, N. MacLeod, M. O'Neill and M. UtherIndex

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