TOPOGRAPHY AND VISCERAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE Melopsittacus undulatus, SHAW 1805

Authors

  • Fabiana S. Matsumoto Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Ana Flávia de Carvalho Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
  • André Luis R. Franciolli Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Phelipe O. Favaron Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Maria Angélica Miglino Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil

Keywords:

Animal morphology

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the topography and morphology of Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) viscera. Ten Australian parakeet were used (5 males and 5 females). The animals were fixed in 10% formaldehyde solution, through perfusion in the musculature and visceral cavity. Macroscopically, the Australian parakeet viscera did not show expressive differences when compared to other domestic birds’ species. Microscopically, the main difference was the presence of mechanoreceptors (Corpuscles of Pacini) in the tongue, found for the first time in this psittaciform  species.
KEY WORDS: Melopsittacus undulatus, morphology, topography, viscera.

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2009-12-19

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MATSUMOTO, Fabiana S.; CARVALHO, Ana Flávia de; FRANCIOLLI, André Luis R.; FAVARON, Phelipe O.; MIGLINO, Maria Angélica; AMBRÓSIO, Carlos Eduardo. TOPOGRAPHY AND VISCERAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE Melopsittacus undulatus, SHAW 1805. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 4, p. 1263–1270, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/3776. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2009)

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Veterinary Medicine

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