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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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000482503 whole body FMNH:Birds:288519 Myiarchus tyrannulus tyrannulus Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000482492 whole body FMNH:Birds:316478 Philydor pyrrhodes Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000482384 whole body FMNH:Birds:289718 Aegolius acadicus acadicus Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000482370 whole body FMNH:Birds:515320 Sarcops calvus calvus Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000482352 whole body FMNH:Birds:480602 Gallicolumba luzonica luzonica Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000482332 whole body FMNH:Birds:334705 Molothrus badius bolivianus Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000482310 whole body FMNH:Birds:511213 Pycnonotus tephrolaemus tephrolaemus Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000482290 whole body FMNH:Birds:379525 Pitohui kirhocephalus Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-16 Restricted Download  
000481656 whole body FMNH:Birds:397752 Adelomyia melanogenys chlorospila Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-09 Restricted Download  
000481573 whole body FMNH:Birds:441729 Aerodramus mearnsi Volumetric Image Series 2022-11-09 Restricted Download  
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