Chapter 6: Physiology Flashcards
resting heart rate
stroke volume
systolic blood pressure
150-350bpm
100-200ml/kg*min
300-400mmHg
exhibit brief shallow topor bouts following their nighttime activity period
Smit & KcKechnie (African scops-owls)
long (e.g. x2?) vs short (e.g. x2?)
bill is longer/shorter than head
hummingbird & American Woodcock vs Carolina Chickadee & Tufted Titmouse
esophagus
because produces pigeon milk
muscular structure that conducts food from oral cavity to crop (pigions special because…?)
intestine
shorter vs longer
functions in absorption, ranging 3-20 (~9) times body length
carnivores vs seed/plant eaters?
depolarization speading toward apex (down and left)
initial activation of endocardium surrounding apex of left ventricle in downward direction
rapid depolarization of the ventricle
P wave, R wave, S wave
the bill has pronounced hump (i.e. black scooter)
Gibbous (i.e.?)
nuthatches, kinglets, inca doves (pyramid), penguins
communal roosting (who uses)
sides of madibles are convex (i.e. tanager)
swollen (i.e.?)
terete (i.e.?)
bill is generally circular either in cross-section or when viewed anteriorly (i.e. hummingbird)
Second exhalation
air moves from anterior air sacs back into the trachea & out
crossed (i.e.?)
mandible tips cross each other (i.e. crossbill)
conical (i.e. x2?)
bill has shape of cone (i.e. sparrows and finches)
niche partitioning
birds in similar feeding roles exhibit diversified bill structure (not well-supported)
- upper mandible (maxilla)
- lower mandible (dentary)
- jaw muscles
- rhamphotheca (horny sheath)
4 parts of the bill
bill tapers to a point (i.e. warblers)
acute (i.e.)
Gibbous (i.e.?)
the bill has pronounced hump (i.e. black scooter)
cutaneous evaporation (CEWL) (x2)
important for dissipating heat; can account for more than half total evaporative water loss
communcal roosting (who uses)
nuthatches, kinglets, inca doves (pyramid), penguins
bill is longer/shorter than head
hummingbird & American Woodcock vs Carolina Chickadee & Tufted Titmouse
long (e.g. x2?) vs short (e.g. x2?)
air sacs & no dead space
unique to avian lung (x2)
body size within species is larger in cold climates
why?
Bergmann’s rule
thermoregulation will be energetically less expensive for a larger organism (surface-to-volume ratio)
bill is deflected at an angle (i.e. flamingo)
bent (i.e.?)
rest vs active (stroke volume, heart rate, and cardiac output)
1.7-1.59 (6.5%), 115-670 (583%), 195.5-1065 (545%)
recurved (e.g. x2)
bill curves upward (godwit & American Avocet)
dropping their sternum (with diaphragm)
how do birds inhale? (mammals?)
air moves from anterior air sacs back into the trachea & out
Second exhalation
Smit & KcKechnie (African scops-owls)
exhibit brief shallow topor bouts following their nighttime activity period
chin, gular region, and jugulum (lower throat) are distended (i.e. pelican & cormorant)
gular sac (i.e. x2?)
bill wider/depressed towards tip (i.e. northern shoveler & Roseate spoonbill)
spatulate/spoon-shaped (e.g. x2?)
stout (i.e. x2?)
bill is conspicuously high and wide (i.e. grouse & partridge)
bill curves upward (godwit & American Avocet)
recurved (e.g. x2)
bill has shape of cone (i.e. sparrows and finches)
conical (i.e. x2?)
2 chambers: anterior glandular proventriculus and posterior muscular gizzard (ventriculus)
proventriculus?
gizzard?
stomach
morst developed in carnivorous species; secrets acids and digestive enzymes
used for grinding food
decurved (x2)
bill curves downward (long-billed curlew & brown creeper)
50-60%
O2 extraction rate