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Cranial Osteology of Meiglyptini (Aves : Piciformes: Picidae)
Author
Source
Anatomy Research International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The Meiglyptini comprise eight species grouped into three genera: Meiglyptes and Mulleripicus, with three species each, and Hemicircus, with two species.
The aim of the present study was to describe the cranial osteology of six species and three genera of Meiglyptini and to compare them to each other, as well as with other species of woodpeckers and other bird groups.
The cranial osteology varied among the investigated species, but the most markedly distinct characteristics were: (1) a frontal overhang is only observed in the middle portion of the frontale of H.
concretus; (2) the Proc.
zygomaticus and suprameaticus are thick and long in species of the genus Mulleripicus, but short in other species; (3) the Pes pterygoidei is relatively larger in species of the genus Mulleripicus, while it is narrow, thin and relatively smaller in species of the genus Meiglyptes and indistinct in H.
concretus; (4) the bony projection of the ectethmoidale is relatively short and thin in species of Mulleripicus and more developed in H.
concretus.
It appears that the greatest structural complexity of the cranial osteology is associated with the birds’ diet, with the frugivorous H.
concretus being markedly different from the insectivorous species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Donatelli, Reginaldo José. 2012. Cranial Osteology of Meiglyptini (Aves : Piciformes: Picidae). Anatomy Research International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510896
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Donatelli, Reginaldo José. Cranial Osteology of Meiglyptini (Aves : Piciformes: Picidae). Anatomy Research International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510896
American Medical Association (AMA)
Donatelli, Reginaldo José. Cranial Osteology of Meiglyptini (Aves : Piciformes: Picidae). Anatomy Research International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510896
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510896