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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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000436477 whole body FMNH:Birds:484123 Nectarinia afra chapini Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-27 Restricted Download  
000436471 whole body FMNH:Birds:107964 Nectarinia takazze Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-27 Restricted Download  
000436434 whole body FMNH:Birds:438631 Nectarinia takazze Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-27 Restricted Download  
000436423 whole body FMNH:Birds:350907 Nectarinia regia kivuensis Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-27 Restricted Download  
000436417 whole body FMNH:Birds:496758 Nectarinia takazze Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-27 Restricted Download  
000436392 whole body FMNH:Birds:345062 Nectarinia sperata sperata Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-27 Restricted Download  
000436379 whole body FMNH:Birds:427573 Nectarinia takazze Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-27 Restricted Download  
000415150 whole body FMNH:Birds:320105 Nectarinia pulchella pulchella Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-20 Restricted Download  
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