As a reflection of different life styles and environment, the tongue of vertebrates, which plays
a major role in the intake and swallowing of food, displays significant morphological …

There is no descriptive information about morphology of the oropharyngeal cavity including
tongue, palate, and laryngeal region in Corvidae family. This study not only presents the first …

Using LM and SEM methods, the study describes microstructures in particular areas of the
tongue of the goose. A thick multilayered keratinized epithelium forms the “lingual nail” and …

The present study was carried out on the oropharyngeal cavity of the hooded crow to
investigate the gross and microscopic structures via gross anatomy, light microscopy and …

1. The aim of the study was to examine the morphology of the tongue and the histochemical
features of the lingual salivary glands in this species. 2. The tongue was elongated …

A conspicuous feature of extant tetrapods is a movable tongue that plays a role in food
uptake, mastication, and swallowing. The tongue is a muscle mass covered by a mucosal …

Much literature exists on the comparative oral morphology of birds in relation to dietary
niche, but little research has been done on the nightjars,(Caprimulgidae, Caprimulgiformes) …

The tongues of ten seagulls and six common buzzards were examined. In both species,
papillae linguales caudales were shaped like a letter “V” between the corpus linguae and …

The tongue, with fleshy, muscular, and bony components, is an innovation of the earliest
land-dwelling vertebrates with key functions in both feeding and respiration. Here, we bring …

The aim of this investigation was to describe the morphological characters of the tongue of
two predatory birds with similar feeding preferences, ie the common kestrel and Hume's …