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The oVert Thematic Collections Network Project ID: 000368762 Public
17893 Media · 10940 Specimens · Creator: Blackburn, David · Managed by: David Blackburn , Edward Stanley, Jaimi Gray

The oVert (openVertebrate) Thematic Collection Network (TCN) generated and continues to serve high-resolution digital three-dimensional data for internal anatomy across vertebrate diversity. At a network of digitization centers across the US, we CT-scanned >13,000 fluid-preserved specimens representing >80% of the living genera of vertebrates. This provides broad coverage for exploration and research on all major groups of vertebrates. We have also generated contrast-enhanced scans to reveal soft tissues and organs for many living vertebrate families. This collection of digital imagery and three-dimensional volumes is open for exploration, download, and use to address questions related to the discovery of new species, documenting patterns of anatomical diversity and growth, and testing hypotheses of function and evolution. If you use oVert data in publications presenting research, educational resources, etc., please cite the following paper: Blackburn, D.C., D.M. Boyer, J.A. Gray, J. Winchester, J.M. Bates, S.L. Baumgart, E. Braker, D. Coldren, K.W. Conway, A. Davis Rabosky, N. de la Sancha, C.B. Dillman, J.L. Dunnum, C.M. Early, B.W. Frable, M.W. Gage, J. Hanken, J.A. Maisano, B.D. Marks, K.P. Maslenikov, J.E. McCormack, R.S. Nagesan, G.G. Pandelis, H.L. Prestridge, D.L. Rabosky, Z.S. Randall, M.B. Robbins, L.A. Scheinberg, C.L. Spencer, A.P. Summers, L. Tapanila, C.W. Thompson, L. Tornabene, G.J. Watkins-Colwell, L.J. Welton, the oVert Project Team, and E.L. Stanley. 2024. Increasing the impact of vertebrate scientific collections through 3D-imaging: the openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network. BioScience 74: 169–186. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad120

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000167284 body ANSP:FISH:112017 Elacatinus atronasum Volumetric Image Series 2020-11-23 Restricted Download  
000097819 body2 ANSP:FISH:72740 Nandopsis tetracanthus Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097820 body ANSP:FISH:76395 Cichlasoma taenia Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097817 body ANSP:FISH:195366 Andinoacara pulcher Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097816 body ANSP:FISH:194544 Mesonauta acora Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097818 body ANSP:FISH:72740 Nandopsis tetracanthus Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097814 body ANSP:FISH:189590 Mesonauta guyanae Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097813 body ANSP:FISH:189588 Krobia itanyi Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097815 body ANSP:FISH:191849 Heros efasciatus Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
000097811 body ANSP:FISH:187132 Guianacara geayi Volumetric Image Series 2019-12-11 Restricted Download  
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