Date (Publication)

2024-04-04

Citation identifier

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac

Citation identifier

doi: / 10.5285/e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac

Other citation details

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 10.5285/e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University of Sheffield	Thomas, G.	Gavin.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk	Point of contact
University of Sheffield	Thomas, G.H.	Gavin.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk	Author
Natural History Museum, London	Varley, Z.K.	z.varley@nhm.ac.uk	Author
Natural History Museum, London	Hughes, E.C.	emma.hughes@sheffield.ac.uk	Author
University of Sheffield	Guillerme, T.	t.guillerme@sheffield.ac.uk	Author
Natural History Museum, London	Cooper, N.	natalie.cooper@nhm.ac.uk	Author
University of Sheffield	Beckerman, A.P.	a.beckerman@sheffield.ac.uk	Author
University of Sheffield		Gavin.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk	Owner
Natural History Museum		Gavin.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk	Owner
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Custodian

Wikidata

• Passeriformes
• Fringillidae
• Ploceidae
• Passeridae
• Viduidae
• Thraupidae
• Estrildidae
• Artamidae
• Cardinalidae
• Sittidae
• Prunellidae
• Motacillidae
• Emberizidae
• Alaudidae
• Cinclidae
• Bombycillidae

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

• morphology
• bird

Keywords

• Evolutionary ecology

• Aves

• passerines

• chaffinch

• morphometrics

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

no limitations

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

If you reuse this data, you should cite: 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

Language

English

Character set

UTF8

Topic category

• Biota

Distribution format

Name	Version
Polygon File Format (.ply)

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac.zip	Supporting information

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/datastore/eidchub/e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac	Download the data

Hierarchy level

Non geographic dataset

Other

nonGeographicDataset

Statement

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.

Metadata

File identifier

e53b2c4f-fc2e-47a9-b5b7-cc3a59f790ac XML

Metadata language

English

Character set

8859 Part 1

Hierarchy level

Non geographic dataset

Hierarchy level name

nonGeographicDataset

Date stamp

2025-11-13T16:15:11

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Point of contact