Open data and digital morphology

Thomas G Davies; Imran A Rahman; Stephan Lautenschlager; John Cunningham; Robert J. Asher; Paul M Barrett; Karl T Bates; Stefan Bengtson; Roger B. J. Benson; Doug M. Boyer; José Braga; Jen A. Bright; Leon Claessens; Philip G Cox; Xi-Ping Dong; Alistair R Evans; Peter L Falkingham; Matt Friedman; Russell J. Garwood; Anjali Goswami; John Hutchinson; Nathan S. Jeffery; Zerina Johanson; Renaud Lebrun; Carlos Martinez-Perez,; Jesus Marugan-Lobon; Paul O'Higgins; Brian Metscher; Maeva J. Orliac; Timothy B. Rowe; Martin Rücklin; Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra; Neil H. Shubin; Selena y Smith; J. Matthias Starck; Christ Stringer; Adam Summers; Mark Sutton; Stig Walsh; Vera Weisbecker; Lawrence Witmer; Stephen Wroe; Zongjun Yin; Emily Rayfield; Philip C J Donoghue

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Open data and digital morphology

Thomas G Davies, Imran A Rahman, Stephan Lautenschlager, John Cunningham, Robert J. Asher, Paul M Barrett, Karl T Bates, Stefan Bengtson, Roger B. J. Benson, Doug M. Boyer, …

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol.284(1852)

12/04/2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0194

PMCID: PMC5394671

Abstract

functional analysis

visualization

Subject Category: Morphology and biomechanics Subject Areas: evolution

palaeontology

biomechanics Keywords: digital data

three-dimensional models

phenotype

computed tomography

Over the past two decades, the development of methods for visualizing and analysing specimens digitally, in three and even four dimensions, has transformed the study of living and fossil organisms. However, the initial promise that the widespread application of such methods would facilitate access to the underlying digital data has not been fully achieved. The underlying datasets for many published studies are not readily or freely available, introducing a barrier to verification and reproducibility, and the reuse of data. There is no current agreement or policy on the amount and type of data that should be made available alongside studies that use, and in some cases are wholly reliant on, digital morphology. Here, we propose a set of recommendations for minimum standards and additional best practice for three-dimensional digital data publication, and review the issues around data storage, management and accessibility.

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Title: Open data and digital morphology
Creators - without role: Thomas G Davies - University of Bristol
Imran A Rahman - University of Bristol
Stephan Lautenschlager - University of Bristol
John Cunningham - University of Bristol
Robert J. Asher - University of Cambridge
Paul M Barrett - Natural History Museum
Karl T Bates - University of Liverpool
Stefan Bengtson - Swedish Museum of Natural History
Roger B. J. Benson - Department of Earth Sciences
Doug M. Boyer - Department of Evolutionary Anthropology Durham
José Braga - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
Jen A. Bright - University of South Florida
Leon Claessens - College of the Holy Cross
Philip G Cox - Hull York Medical School
Xi-Ping Dong - Peking University
Alistair R Evans - Monash University
Peter L Falkingham - Liverpool John Moores University
Matt Friedman - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Russell J. Garwood - Natural History Museum
Anjali Goswami - University College London
John Hutchinson - Royal Veterinary College
Nathan S. Jeffery - University of Liverpool
Zerina Johanson - Natural History Museum
Renaud Lebrun - Université de Montpellier, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Carlos Martinez-Perez, - School of Earth Sciences [Bristol]
Jesus Marugan-Lobon - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Paul O'Higgins - Departments of Archaeology [York]
Brian Metscher - University of Vienna
Maeva J. Orliac - Université de Montpellier, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Timothy B. Rowe - The University of Texas at Austin
Martin Rücklin - University of Bristol
Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra - University of Zurich
Neil H. Shubin - University of Chicago
Selena y Smith - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. Matthias Starck - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Christ Stringer
Adam Summers - University of Washington
Mark Sutton - Imperial College London
Stig Walsh - National Museums Scotland
Vera Weisbecker - University of Queensland
Lawrence Witmer - Ohio University
Stephen Wroe - University of New England
Zongjun Yin - University of Bristol
Emily Rayfield - University of Bristol
Philip C J Donoghue - University of Bristol
Publication Details: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol.284(1852)
Identifiers: 9939958209311
Academic Unit: Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-01874739