Online Resources

The three-dimensional surface scans of the bird skeleton that we generate in our studies of avian anatomy are available online through the National Science Foundation funded Aves 3D database.

Short cineradiographic clips of alligator and bird breathing and locomotion, that we generated at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology Laboratories, are also made available for educational purposes on this website, through the X-Ray Films link.

No permission is needed by educators to include the films in their lectures, or by students to include these materials in class projects. Please credit all films to the Claessens lab and the appropriate journal where the films were published as supplementary information. For copyright and use information for material in the Aves 3D database, please consult the Aves 3D FAQ.

If you would like to use the films for research or include them in publications, please contact us to seek permission prior to using these resources.