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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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000519628 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:429302 Collocalia esculenta Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519623 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:104817 Turnix sylvatica salomonis Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519617 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:429303 Collocalia esculenta Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519612 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:288105 Aptenodytes patagonicus Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519607 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:104899 Porphyrio poliocephalus Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519598 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:481551 Megascops asio asio Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519593 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:378856 Aramus guarauna Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519588 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:106198 Podilymbus podiceps podiceps Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519581 whole body; embryo FMNH:Birds:106206 Oxyura ferruginea ferruginea Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
000519560 whole body FMNH:Birds:478751 Lepidogrammus cumingi Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-03 Restricted Download  
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