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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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000426777 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 009823 Chaetodon auriga Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426773 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 009823 Chaetodon auriga Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426769 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 003395 Trachinotus blochii Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426765 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 006162 Mordacia mordax Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426761 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 014282 Tyrannochromis macrostoma Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426757 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 014345 Aulonocara rostratum Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426753 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 014345 Aulonocara rostratum Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426749 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 011438 Trigonolampa micriceps Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426745 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 003550 Merlangius merlangus Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426741 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 008860 Pseudocaranx dentex Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
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