Influence of Intramineral Proteins on the Growth of Carbonate Crystals Using as a Scaffold Membranes of Ratite Birds and Crocodiles Eggshells [PDF]
Membranes, 2023 The lack of information on structural basis where proteins are involved, as well as the biomineralization processes of different systems such as bones, diatom frustules, and eggshells, have intrigued scientists from different fields for decades.
Nerith R. Elejalde-Cadena +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022 A 7‐year‐old female ostrich (Struthio camelus) presented with lameness, left intertarsal joint swelling and a healing wound on the caudomedial aspect of the joint.
Melanie J. Peel +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Egg Incubation Mechanics of Giant Birds [PDF]
Biology, 2021 Finite element analysis (FEA) was used to conduct mechanical analyses on eggshells of giant birds, and relate this to the evolution and reproductive behavior of avian species. We aim to (1) investigate mechanical characteristics of eggshell structures of
An Yen +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Brain shapes of large-bodied, flightless ratites (Aves: Palaeognathae) emerge through distinct developmental allometries [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceComparative neuroanatomical studies have long debated the role of development in the evolution of novel and disparate brain morphologies. Historically, these studies have emphasized whether evolutionary shifts along conserved or distinct developmental ...
Meghan R. Forcellati +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Palaeognath birds innovate to solve a novel foraging problem [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe ability to innovate implies flexible cognition, and is used as a broad metric of intelligence. Innovation in birds has been intensively studied in the larger and more taxonomically diverse Neognathae clade (particularly crows and parrots) and ...
Fay E. Clark +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of a γ-Lactone Isolated from Ostrich Oil of Struthio camelus (Ratite) and Its Formulated Nano-Emulsion in Formalin-Induced Paw Edema [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 The ostrich oil of Struthio camelus (Ratite) found uses in folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory in eczema and contact dermatitis. The anti-inflammatory effect of a γ-lactone (5-hexyl-3H-furan-2-one) isolated from ostrich oil and its formulated nano ...
Salah E. M. Eltom +10 more
doaj +2 more sources
Modeling Dragons: Using linked mechanistic physiological and microclimate models to explore environmental, physiological, and morphological constraints on the early evolution of dinosaurs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 We employed the widely-tested biophysiological modeling software, Niche Mapper™ to investigate the metabolic function of the Late Triassic dinosaurs Plateosaurus and Coelophysis during global greenhouse conditions.
David M Lovelace +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Structural Insights into Ratite Birds and Crocodile Eggshells for Advanced Biomaterials Design [PDF]
ACS OmegaNerith R. Elejalde-Cadena +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
The Evolution and Fossil Record of Palaeognathous Birds (Neornithes: Palaeognathae)
Diversity, 2022 The extant diversity of the avian clade Palaeognathae is composed of the iconic flightless ratites (ostriches, rheas, kiwi, emus, and cassowaries), and the volant tinamous of Central and South America.
Klara Widrig, Daniel J. Field
doaj +1 more source
Sex determination in ratite and non ratite birds by molecular method
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2016 In spite of number of methods for sex determination in birds, it is very difficult to distinguish sex especially in ratite birds due to lack of sexual dimorphism.
RISHABH BHATT +5 more
doaj +1 more source