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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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000473769 whole body FMNH:Birds:496717 Tchagra australis emini Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000473762 whole body FMNH:Birds:335360 Sicalis flaveola pelzelni Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000473749 whole body FMNH:Birds:106909 Sitta europaea Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000473742 whole body FMNH:Birds:313743 Sylvia atricapilla Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000473735 whole body FMNH:Birds:289438 Spizella passerina passerina Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000473656 whole body FMNH:Birds:396177 Saxicola torquata sibilla Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000473525 whole body FMNH:Birds:313479 Spizella arborea arborea Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000473515 whole body FMNH:Birds:427584 Rhipidura albicollis Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Restricted Download  
000447208 whole body FMNH:Birds:330423 Xenops milleri Volumetric Image Series 2022-06-22 Restricted Download  
000447201 whole body FMNH:Birds:319157 Thamnomanes caesius glaucus Volumetric Image Series 2022-06-22 Restricted Download  
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