Ultrastructural aspects of the tongue in Magellanic Penguins Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781)

The tongue of birds presents diversified morpho logic characteristics, related directly their feeding habits and may be adapted to food capture. Penguins of the Spheniscidae family are pelagic birds that are totally adapted to the mari ne environment. The objective of this study was to describe the...

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Published in:Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences
Main Authors: Juliana Plácido Guimarães, Renata de Britto Mari, Alfredo Le Bas, Maria Angélica Miglino
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2014
Subjects:
Biología
Keywords
morpuology
Spheniscidae
ultrastructure
lingual papillae
Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=187132092015
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