Anatomy, variation, and asymmetry of the bronchial tree in the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Authors

Adam B. Lawson, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Brandon P. Hedrick, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Emma Schachner, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Dataset

Publication Date

3-29-2021

Publication Title

Dryad, Dataset

Abstract

The avian respiratory system includes an immobilized, nearly volume-constant, gas-exchanging lung connected to a set of air sacs that fill the body cavity. These micro-computed tomography (µCT) scans of deceased African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) were used to analyse anatomical variation in the the gas-exchanging lung by taking select metrics and by generating 3D surface models of airways. The data include select portions of eleven axial µCT image series taken every 94.19–97.23 µm and one axial µCT series taken every 41.08 µm.

DOI

10.5061/dryad.msbcc2fwv

Comments

Funding

Association of Avian Veterinarians, Award: AAV Research Grant

National Science Foundation, Award: 1612211

National Science Foundation, Award: 1541959

Rights

This work is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication license.

Recommended Citation

Lawson, Adam B.; Hedrick, Brandon P.; and Schachner, Emma, "Anatomy, variation, and asymmetry of the bronchial tree in the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)" (2021). Data Sets. 5.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/datasets/5