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The oVert Thematic Collections Network Project ID: 000368762 Public
17894 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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000370039 KU:KUH:221634 Gastrotheca guentheri Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000370125 body KU:KUH:143105 Gastrotheca weinlandii Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000370108 body KU:KUH:163272 Gastrotheca testudinea Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000370120 body KU:KUH:143103 Gastrotheca weinlandii Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000370062 KU:KUH:181070 Gastrotheca helenae Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000370086 head KU:KUH:196262 Gastrotheca microdiscus Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000370029 KU:KUH:169389 Gastrotheca dendronastes Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000370115 body KU:KUH:166765 Gastrotheca walkeri Image 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
000531930 entire specimen KU:herp:162233 Taxonomy indet. Volumetric Image Series 2023-06-21 Open Download  
000370067 KU:KUH:182373 Gastrotheca longipes Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-12 Restricted Download  
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