MicroCT scan of the skull of a manatee (Trichechus sp). Dataset to Grunstra et al. (2024) "Convergent evolution in Afrotheria and non-afrotherians demonstrates high evolvability of the mammalian inner ear"
MicroCT scan of the skull of a manatee (Trichechus sp). This dataset was part of a study on the evolution of the inner ear.
Usage Notes
X-ray tube: FXE Direct Beam
Detector: Perkin Elmer Y.Panel 4343 CT
Exposure time: 1 s for 3412 projections (Helix scan)
Voltage: 170 kV
Current: 35 µA
Filter: 1 mm Copper
Reconstructed voxel size: 71.4 µm
The image stack was cropped and converted into a TIF image stack using the software Dragonfly.
This specimen was used in a study on the inner ear (see "Publications") the segmented inner ear data is available here: https://osf.io/9mtwh/
Funding
Agency
Program
Proj. Id
Proj. Title
FWF Austrian Science Fund
P 33736
Evolvabilität des Innen- & Mittelohrs in Vögeln und Säugern
Publications
Please cite the following publication when reusing this dataset:Grunstra, NDS, Hollinetz, F, Bravo Morante, G, Zachos, FE, Pfaff, C, Winkler, V, Mitteroecker, P & Le Maître, A. Convergent evolution in Afrotheria and non-afrotherians demonstrates high evolvability of the mammalian inner ear. Nature Communications, in pressGrunstra, Nicole D, Fabian Hollinetz, Guillermo B Morante, Frank Zachos, Cathrin Pfaff, Viola Winkler, Philipp Mitteroecker, and Anne Le Maître. 2024. “Data for ‘Convergent Evolution in Afrotheria and Non-Afrotherians Demonstrates High Evolvability of the Mammalian Inner Ear.’” OSF. August 28. osf.io/9mtwh.
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