Hi Nicole

Actually in many studies use whole body a specially in fish, and ı hope the bellow study can help. Best wishes

"Size and shape analysis of morphofunctional traits in the Spanish Arab horse" by Cervantes et al. in Livestock Science 125 (2009) 43–49,

and this "No functional sexual dimorphism in Minorcanhorse assessed by geometric morphometric methods"

Thanks a lot for these references, they will provide a great starting point!

Hi Nicole,

I might also add a recent study by our group on camel torsos based on lateral images:

Article Classifying camel breeds using geometric morphometrics: A ca...

Good luck,