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_id: '3914'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: We compare the performances of established means of character selection for
discriminant analysis in species distinction with a combination procedure for
finding the optimal character combination (minimum classification error, minimum
number of required characters), using morphometric data sets from the ant genera
Cardiocondyla, Lasius and Tetramorium. The established methods are empirical character
selection as well as forward selection, backward elimination and stepwise selection
of discriminant analysis. The combination procedure is clearly superior to the
established methods of character selection, and is widely applicable.
author:
- first_name: Karl
full_name: Moder, Karl
last_name: Moder
- first_name: Birgit
full_name: Schlick Steiner, Birgit
last_name: Schlick Steiner
- first_name: Florian
full_name: Steiner, Florian
last_name: Steiner
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Cremer
orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
- first_name: Erhard
full_name: Christian, Erhard
last_name: Christian
- first_name: Bernhard
full_name: Seifert, Bernhard
last_name: Seifert
citation:
ama: 'Moder K, Schlick Steiner B, Steiner F, Cremer S, Christian E, Seifert B. Optimal
species distinction by discriminant analysis: comparing established methods of
character selection with a combination procedure using ant morphometrics as a
case study. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.
2006;45(1):82-87. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00372.x'
apa: 'Moder, K., Schlick Steiner, B., Steiner, F., Cremer, S., Christian, E., &
Seifert, B. (2006). Optimal species distinction by discriminant analysis: comparing
established methods of character selection with a combination procedure using
ant morphometrics as a case study. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary
Research. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00372.x'
chicago: 'Moder, Karl, Birgit Schlick Steiner, Florian Steiner, Sylvia Cremer, Erhard
Christian, and Bernhard Seifert. “Optimal Species Distinction by Discriminant
Analysis: Comparing Established Methods of Character Selection with a Combination
Procedure Using Ant Morphometrics as a Case Study.” Journal of Zoological Systematics
and Evolutionary Research. Wiley-Blackwell, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00372.x.'
ieee: 'K. Moder, B. Schlick Steiner, F. Steiner, S. Cremer, E. Christian, and B.
Seifert, “Optimal species distinction by discriminant analysis: comparing established
methods of character selection with a combination procedure using ant morphometrics
as a case study,” Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research,
vol. 45, no. 1. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 82–87, 2006.'
ista: 'Moder K, Schlick Steiner B, Steiner F, Cremer S, Christian E, Seifert B.
2006. Optimal species distinction by discriminant analysis: comparing established
methods of character selection with a combination procedure using ant morphometrics
as a case study. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.
45(1), 82–87.'
mla: 'Moder, Karl, et al. “Optimal Species Distinction by Discriminant Analysis:
Comparing Established Methods of Character Selection with a Combination Procedure
Using Ant Morphometrics as a Case Study.” Journal of Zoological Systematics
and Evolutionary Research, vol. 45, no. 1, Wiley-Blackwell, 2006, pp. 82–87,
doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00372.x.'
short: K. Moder, B. Schlick Steiner, F. Steiner, S. Cremer, E. Christian, B. Seifert,
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 45 (2006) 82–87.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:05:52Z
date_published: 2006-08-29T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:53:10Z
day: '29'
doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00372.x
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 45'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '08'
oa_version: None
page: 82 - 87
publication: Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
publist_id: '2241'
status: public
title: 'Optimal species distinction by discriminant analysis: comparing established
methods of character selection with a combination procedure using ant morphometrics
as a case study'
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 45
year: '2006'
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