[HTML][HTML] The utility of diceCT imaging for high-throughput comparative neuroanatomical studies

PM Gignac, NJ Kley - Brain Behavior and Evolution, 2018 - karger.com
Advancements in imaging techniques have drastically improved our ability to visualize,
study, and digitally share complex, often minute, anatomical relationships. The recent …

Assessing soft-tissue shrinkage estimates in museum specimens imaged with diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT)

BP Hedrick, L Yohe, A Vander Linden… - Microscopy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The increased accessibility of soft-tissue data through diffusible iodine-based contrast-
enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) enables comparative biologists to increase the …

Comparative analysis of squamate brains unveils multi-level variation in cerebellar architecture associated with locomotor specialization

S Macrì, Y Savriama, I Khan, N Di-Poï - Nature Communications, 2019 - nature.com
Ecomorphological studies evaluating the impact of environmental and biological factors on
the brain have so far focused on morphology or size measurements, and the ecological …

A guide for optimal iodine staining and high‐throughput diceCT scanning in snakes

S Callahan, JM Crowe‐Riddell… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Diffusible iodine‐based contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) visualizes soft
tissue from micro‐CT (µCT) scans of specimens to uncover internal features and natural …

Integrative taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), reveals underestimated species diversity in the …

DF Hughes, C Kusamba, M Behangana… - Zoological Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Albertine Rift (AR) is a centre for vertebrate endemism in Central Africa, yet the
mechanisms underlying lineage diversification of the region's fauna remain unresolved. We …

A fully segmented 3D anatomical atlas of a lizard brain

D Hoops, H Weng, A Shahid, P Skorzewski… - Brain Structure and …, 2021 - Springer
As the relevance of lizards in evolutionary neuroscience increases, so does the need for
more accurate anatomical references. Moreover, the use of magnetic resonance imaging …

Endangered beauties: micro-CT cranial osteology, molecular genetics and external morphology reveal three new species of chameleons in the Calumma boettgeri …

D Prötzel, M Vences, O Hawlitschek… - Zoological Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Based on recent discoveries and an integrative study including external morphology,
osteology and molecular genetics, we continue to revise the Madagascar-endemic …

Cryptic diversity in Rhampholeon boulengeri (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), a pygmy chameleon from the Albertine Rift biodiversity hotspot

DF Hughes, KA Tolley, M Behangana… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Several biogeographic barriers in the Central African highlands have reduced gene flow
among populations of many terrestrial species in predictable ways. Yet, a comprehensive …

Multiscale imaging of the rat brain using an integrated diceCT and histology workflow

PM Gignac, HD O'Brien, J Sanchez… - Brain Structure and …, 2021 - Springer
Advancements in tissue visualization techniques have spurred significant gains in the
biomedical sciences by enabling researchers to integrate their datasets across anatomical …

Computer vision evidence supporting craniometric alignment of rat brain atlases to streamline expert-guided, first-order migration of hypothalamic spatial datasets …

AM Khan, JG Perez, CE Wells… - Frontiers in Systems …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The rat has arguably the most widely studied brain among all animals, with numerous
reference atlases for rat brain having been published since 1946. For example, many …