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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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000451751 whole body UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 003027 Gobiesox maeandricus Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000451727 whole body UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 025517 Gobiesox maeandricus Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000451578 whole body UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 021770 Gobiesox maeandricus Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000451573 whole body UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 040063 Gobiesox maeandricus Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000451568 whole body UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 155349 Liparis dennyi Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000451564 UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 155349 Liparis dennyi Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000451559 whole body UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 151762 Liparis dennyi Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000451554 whole body UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 112196 Liparis dennyi Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-25 Open Download  
000433651 head UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 007439 Valenciennea strigata Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-01 Open Download  
000383379 head UWFC:ADULT COLLECTION:UW 007439 Valenciennea strigata Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-16 Open Download  
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