The peculiar syrinx of Rhea americana (Greater Rhea, Palaeognathae)
; Carril, Julieta 
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12/2013
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Museum of Zoology Dresden
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Vertebrate Zoology
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Se estudió la anatomía esqueletaria y muscular de la siringe del Ñandú Grande (Rhea americana) durante su ontogenia postnatal usando técnicas de tinción diferencial de tejido óseo y cartilaginoso. Se diseccionaron cuatro ejemplares adultos (una hembra y tres machos) y ocho juveniles sin sexar. La siringe fue del tipo tracheobronchial y fue completamente cartilaginosa en juveniles y en la hembra adulta mientras en los machos adultos presentó el pessulus parcialmente cartilaginoso. Un par de músculos intrínsecos fueron encontrados y la musculatura extrínseca estuvo representada por los músculos sternotrachealis y tracheolateralis y una ancha banda muscular de posición dorsomedial. La siringe de Rhea americana presentó una morfología más compleja que la descrita para otras aves Paleognatas. La realización de estudios focalizados en conocer cómo el Ñandú Grande produce sus vocalizaciones permitirá realizar comparaciones con otras aves y contribuirá al conocimiento de la evolución de la producción de sonidos en las aves.
This work studied the skeletal and muscular syringeal anatomy of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) throughout postnatal ontogeny, by using muscle staining and differential coloring of cartilage and bone techniques. Anatomical syrinx dissections on four adults (one female and three males) and eight unsexed chicks, were made. The type of the syrinx was tracheobronchial and it was entirely cartilaginous in chicks and in the adult female but showed a partially cartilaginous and osseous pessulus in male adults. A pair of intrinsic muscles were found and the extrinsic muscles were represented by the muscles sternotrachealis and tracheolateralis, and a broad dorsal medial muscular band. The syrinx of Greater Rhea was notable for having a more complex morphology than other Paleognathae birds. Future studies on how Rhea produces vocalizations will allow the comparison with other birds, and contribute to the understanding of the evolution of soundproduction mechanisms in birds.
This work studied the skeletal and muscular syringeal anatomy of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) throughout postnatal ontogeny, by using muscle staining and differential coloring of cartilage and bone techniques. Anatomical syrinx dissections on four adults (one female and three males) and eight unsexed chicks, were made. The type of the syrinx was tracheobronchial and it was entirely cartilaginous in chicks and in the adult female but showed a partially cartilaginous and osseous pessulus in male adults. A pair of intrinsic muscles were found and the extrinsic muscles were represented by the muscles sternotrachealis and tracheolateralis, and a broad dorsal medial muscular band. The syrinx of Greater Rhea was notable for having a more complex morphology than other Paleognathae birds. Future studies on how Rhea produces vocalizations will allow the comparison with other birds, and contribute to the understanding of the evolution of soundproduction mechanisms in birds.
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