Morphometric analyses are commonly performed on organisms .
Are useful in analyzing analyses ' fossil record , the impact of mutations on shape , developmental changes in form , covariances between ecological factors and shape , as well for estimating quantitative - genetic parameters of shape .
Morphometric analyses are commonly performed on organisms , and are useful in analyzing their fossil record , the impact of mutations on shape , developmental changes in form , covariances between ecological factors and shape , as well for estimating quantitative - genetic parameters of shape .