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Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba)
Many nocturnal avian species, such as Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Apterygiformes, have sensitive vibrotactile bristles on their upper bill, especially on their rictus. The anatomy of these bristles can vary, especially in terms of sensitivity (Herbst corpuscle number), bristle length and bris...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9296031/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35315065 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.13655 |
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author | Delaunay, Mariane G. Charter, Motti Grant, Robyn A. |
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description | Many nocturnal avian species, such as Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Apterygiformes, have sensitive vibrotactile bristles on their upper bill, especially on their rictus. The anatomy of these bristles can vary, especially in terms of sensitivity (Herbst corpuscle number), bristle length and bristle number. This variation is thought to be associated with foraging – such that diurnal, open foragers have smaller and less‐sensitive bristles. Here, we describe bristle morphology and follicle anatomy in the western barn owl (Tyto alba) for the first time, using both live and roadkill wild owls. We show that T. alba have both narial and rictal bristles that are likely to be vibrotactile, since they have Herbst corpuscles around their follicles. We observed more numerous (~8) and longer bristles (~16 mm) on the nares of T. alba, than on the rictal region (~4 and ~13 mm respectively). However, the narial bristle follicles contained fewer Herbst corpuscles in their surroundings (~5) than the rictal bristles (~7); indicating that bristle length is not indicative of sensitivity. As well as bristle length and number varying between different facial regions, they also varied between individuals, although the cause of this variation remains unclear. Despite this variation, the gross anatomy of facial bristle follicles appears to be conserved between nocturnal Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Apterygiformes. Understanding more about how T. alba use their bristles would, therefore, give us greater insights into the function of avian bristles in general. |
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spelling | pubmed-92960312022-07-20 Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba) Delaunay, Mariane G. Charter, Motti Grant, Robyn A. J Anat Brief Communication Many nocturnal avian species, such as Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Apterygiformes, have sensitive vibrotactile bristles on their upper bill, especially on their rictus. The anatomy of these bristles can vary, especially in terms of sensitivity (Herbst corpuscle number), bristle length and bristle number. This variation is thought to be associated with foraging – such that diurnal, open foragers have smaller and less‐sensitive bristles. Here, we describe bristle morphology and follicle anatomy in the western barn owl (Tyto alba) for the first time, using both live and roadkill wild owls. We show that T. alba have both narial and rictal bristles that are likely to be vibrotactile, since they have Herbst corpuscles around their follicles. We observed more numerous (~8) and longer bristles (~16 mm) on the nares of T. alba, than on the rictal region (~4 and ~13 mm respectively). However, the narial bristle follicles contained fewer Herbst corpuscles in their surroundings (~5) than the rictal bristles (~7); indicating that bristle length is not indicative of sensitivity. As well as bristle length and number varying between different facial regions, they also varied between individuals, although the cause of this variation remains unclear. Despite this variation, the gross anatomy of facial bristle follicles appears to be conserved between nocturnal Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Apterygiformes. Understanding more about how T. alba use their bristles would, therefore, give us greater insights into the function of avian bristles in general. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-03-21 2022-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9296031/ /pubmed/35315065 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.13655 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Anatomy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Anatomical Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Delaunay, Mariane G. Charter, Motti Grant, Robyn A. Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba) |
title | Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba) |
title_full | Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba) |
title_fullStr | Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba) |
title_full_unstemmed | Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba) |
title_short | Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (Tyto alba) |
title_sort | anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus of western barn owls (tyto alba) |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9296031/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35315065 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.13655 |
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