The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds

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Chiale, Maria Cecilia; Montalti, Diego
Año de publicación
2013
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The bird´s uropygial gland has a papilla in its caudal end and it can also show a feather tuft. These feathers may have a raquis or not. The purpose of our study was to compare the number, dimensions and types of the tuft´s feathers in aquatic and terrestrial birds, as well as to investigate whether the potential differences are related or determined by their dissimilar habitats. The uropygial glands were removed and the tuft´s feathers were extracted and then measured, prepared for magnifying glass observation and photo shoot. Aquatic birds were found to have not only a larger number of feathers in the tuft but also longer feathers than terrestrial birds. However, the length ratio between calamus/raquis was higher in terrestrial birds. Almost all the species under study presented the same type of feathers except for the three penguin species that showed a peculiar type. The differences found between the tuft´s feathers of the studied species are related with the environment. Aquatic birds have a longer length of the feather tuft because they may produce a greater amount of secretion than terrestrial birds.
Fil: Chiale, Maria Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Montalti, Diego. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Preen gland
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
title The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
spellingShingle The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
Chiale, Maria Cecilia
Down
Environment
Preen gland
Semiplumes
title_short The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
title_full The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
title_fullStr The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
title_sort The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chiale, Maria Cecilia
Montalti, Diego
author Chiale, Maria Cecilia
author_facet Chiale, Maria Cecilia
Montalti, Diego
author_role author
author2 Montalti, Diego
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Down
Environment
Preen gland
Semiplumes
topic Down
Environment
Preen gland
Semiplumes
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The bird´s uropygial gland has a papilla in its caudal end and it can also show a feather tuft. These feathers may have a raquis or not. The purpose of our study was to compare the number, dimensions and types of the tuft´s feathers in aquatic and terrestrial birds, as well as to investigate whether the potential differences are related or determined by their dissimilar habitats. The uropygial glands were removed and the tuft´s feathers were extracted and then measured, prepared for magnifying glass observation and photo shoot. Aquatic birds were found to have not only a larger number of feathers in the tuft but also longer feathers than terrestrial birds. However, the length ratio between calamus/raquis was higher in terrestrial birds. Almost all the species under study presented the same type of feathers except for the three penguin species that showed a peculiar type. The differences found between the tuft´s feathers of the studied species are related with the environment. Aquatic birds have a longer length of the feather tuft because they may produce a greater amount of secretion than terrestrial birds.
Fil: Chiale, Maria Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Montalti, Diego. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description The bird´s uropygial gland has a papilla in its caudal end and it can also show a feather tuft. These feathers may have a raquis or not. The purpose of our study was to compare the number, dimensions and types of the tuft´s feathers in aquatic and terrestrial birds, as well as to investigate whether the potential differences are related or determined by their dissimilar habitats. The uropygial glands were removed and the tuft´s feathers were extracted and then measured, prepared for magnifying glass observation and photo shoot. Aquatic birds were found to have not only a larger number of feathers in the tuft but also longer feathers than terrestrial birds. However, the length ratio between calamus/raquis was higher in terrestrial birds. Almost all the species under study presented the same type of feathers except for the three penguin species that showed a peculiar type. The differences found between the tuft´s feathers of the studied species are related with the environment. Aquatic birds have a longer length of the feather tuft because they may produce a greater amount of secretion than terrestrial birds.
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Chiale, Maria Cecilia; Montalti, Diego; The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds; Sociedade Brasileira de Ornitologia; Ararajuba; 21; 3; 9-2013; 162-167
0103-5657
CONICET Digital
CONICET
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