Gross Morphological Peculiarities of Tongue in Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
The present study was conducted on the tongue of the Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus). The tongue as a prehensile organ is involved in the food intake and in ingestion. Bewick swan is often poached when they migrate to their unusual habitat. Studying of the gross morphological characters besides add...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6331301 2024-09-15T18:03:24+00:00 Gross Morphological Peculiarities of Tongue in Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Firdous AD Mausood J Rezzaque C. Massarat Khan Andleeb R Shazia N Umar N 2022-03-06 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6331301 eng eng Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/thescienceworld https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6331300 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6331301 oai:zenodo.org:6331301 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode The Science World a monthly e magazine, 2(3), 271-274, (2022-03-06) Tongue Bewick Swan gross anatomy info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2022 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.633130110.5281/zenodo.6331300 2024-07-27T03:27:56Z The present study was conducted on the tongue of the Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus). The tongue as a prehensile organ is involved in the food intake and in ingestion. Bewick swan is often poached when they migrate to their unusual habitat. Studying of the gross morphological characters besides adding to the knowledge anatomy will also act an aid in identifying during forensic cases and other pathological conditions. The tongue of Bewick Swan consisted of apex, body with lingual prominence and the root. The tongue was attached to the lower bill by the frenulum. The tongue was long and oval shaped characterized by a prominent longitudinal median sulcus which extends up to lingual prominence. Dorsal surface of the tongue along with the lateral borders presented numerous papilla of varying sizes while as ventral surface was smooth. Article in Journal/Newspaper Cygnus columbianus Zenodo |
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The present study was conducted on the tongue of the Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus). The tongue as a prehensile organ is involved in the food intake and in ingestion. Bewick swan is often poached when they migrate to their unusual habitat. Studying of the gross morphological characters besides adding to the knowledge anatomy will also act an aid in identifying during forensic cases and other pathological conditions. The tongue of Bewick Swan consisted of apex, body with lingual prominence and the root. The tongue was attached to the lower bill by the frenulum. The tongue was long and oval shaped characterized by a prominent longitudinal median sulcus which extends up to lingual prominence. Dorsal surface of the tongue along with the lateral borders presented numerous papilla of varying sizes while as ventral surface was smooth. |
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Firdous AD Mausood J Rezzaque C. Massarat Khan Andleeb R Shazia N Umar N |
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Firdous AD Mausood J Rezzaque C. Massarat Khan Andleeb R Shazia N Umar N |
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Firdous AD |
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Gross Morphological Peculiarities of Tongue in Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
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Gross Morphological Peculiarities of Tongue in Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
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Gross Morphological Peculiarities of Tongue in Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
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Gross Morphological Peculiarities of Tongue in Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
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Gross Morphological Peculiarities of Tongue in Bewick Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
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gross morphological peculiarities of tongue in bewick swan (cygnus columbianus) |
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2022 |
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Cygnus columbianus |
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Cygnus columbianus |
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The Science World a monthly e magazine, 2(3), 271-274, (2022-03-06) |
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https://zenodo.org/communities/thescienceworld https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6331300 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6331301 oai:zenodo.org:6331301 |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.633130110.5281/zenodo.6331300 |
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