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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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000415171 whole body FMNH:Birds:390164 Chalcomitra amethystina Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
000415164 whole body FMNH:Birds:496763 Nectarinia erythrocerca Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
000415157 whole body FMNH:Birds:438618 Anthreptes longuemarei Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
000415150 whole body FMNH:Birds:320105 Nectarinia pulchella pulchella Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
000415128 whole body FMNH:Birds:444455 Nectarinia manoensis pintoi Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
000415125 whole body FMNH:Birds:449199 Aethopyga flagrans Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
000415115 whole body FMNH:Birds:503806 Dicaeum aeruginosum Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
000388090 skull and tongue FMNH:Birds:315331 Klais guimeti pallidiventris Mesh 2021-10-02 Restricted Download  
000388080 skull FMNH:Birds:398896 Phoenicopterus chilensis Mesh 2021-10-02 Restricted Download  
000382690 whole body FMNH:Birds:289136 Polystictus pectoralis Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-12 Restricted Download  
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