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Thomas, G.H.; Varley, Z.K.; Hughes, E.C.; Guillerme, T.; Cooper, N.; Beckerman, A.P.

Three-dimensional surface scans of the beaks of specimens of Chaffinches and other passerine birds

https://doi.org/10.5285/e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac Cite this dataset
The data consists of 3D surface scans of the beaks of 662 museum specimens of sixteen species (representing fifteen families of passerine birds: Fringillidae, Ploceidae, Passeridae, Viduidae, Thraupidae, Estrildidae, Artamidae, Cardinalidae, Sittidae, Prunellidae, Motacillidae, Emberizidae, Alaudidae, Cinclidae, Bombycillidae). Each species has scans from between 23 and 31 specimens with the exception of chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs), with scans from 230 specimens representing fourteen subspecies.
Publication date: 2024-04-04

Format

Polygon File Format (.ply)

Provenance & quality

The data were generated using a MechScan Macro 3D structured white light scanner. All scans were taken at the Natural History Museum, Akeman Street, Tring. Scans were processed using FlexScan3D and output as ply format files. Linear measurement data (see metadata file) were collected using digital callipers and additional data transcribed from specimen labels.

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Gavin Thomas
University of Sheffield
 Gavin.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk

Authors

Thomas, G.H.
University of Sheffield
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1982-6051
Varley, Z.K.
Natural History Museum, London
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6814-7279
Hughes, E.C.
Natural History Museum, London
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4682-6257
Guillerme, T.
University of Sheffield
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4325-1275
Cooper, N.
Natural History Museum, London
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4919-8655
Beckerman, A.P.
University of Sheffield
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-9143

Other contacts

Rights holders
University of Sheffield, Natural History Museum
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
Keywords
3D scans , Alaudidae , Artamidae , Aves , bird , Bombycillidae , Cardinalidae , chaffinch , Cinclidae , Emberizidae , Estrildidae , Evolutionary ecology , Fringillidae , morphology , morphometrics , Motacillidae , Passeridae , Passeriformes , passerines , Ploceidae , Prunellidae , Sittidae , Thraupidae , Viduidae
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/T000139/1
Last updated
04 April 2024 09:43

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CITE AS: Thomas, G.H.; Varley, Z.K.; Hughes, E.C.; Guillerme, T.; Cooper, N.; Beckerman, A.P. (2024). Three-dimensional surface scans of the beaks of specimens of Chaffinches and other passerine birds . NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac