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İşbilir F, Özgüden Akkoç CG, İşbilir İ, Özöner Ö, Güzel BC, Arıcan İ, Atalgın ŞH, Can M, Bekmezci S. Morphometric, macroscopic and microscopic investigation of glandulae uropygiale in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). Microsc Res Tech 2024. [PMID: 38940021 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the macroanatomical, morphometric, histological, and electron microscopic characteristics of the uropygial gland in adult male and female turkeys (Meleagris gallapovo).
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Affiliation(s)
- Fatma İşbilir
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir, Turkey
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Galván I, Barba E, Piculo R, Cantó JL, Cortés V, Monrós JS, Atiénzar F, Proctor H. Feather mites and birds: an interaction mediated by uropygial gland size? J Evol Biol 2007; 21:133-144. [PMID: 18028353 DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01459.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Feather mites (Arachnida: Acari: Astigmata) feed mainly on secretions of the uropygial gland of birds. Here, we use analyses corrected for phylogeny and body size to show that there is a positive correlation between the size of this gland and mite abundance in passerine birds at an interspecific level during the breeding season, suggesting that the gland mediates interactions between mites and birds. As predicted on the basis of hypothesized waterproofing and antibiotic functions of uropygial gland secretions, riparian/marsh bird species had larger glands and higher mite loads than birds living in less mesic terrestrial environments. An unexpected pattern was a steeper relationship between mite load and gland size in migratory birds than in residents. If moderate mite loads are beneficial to a host but high loads detrimental, this could create complex selection regimes in which gland size influences mite load and vice versa. Mites may exert selective pressures on gland size of their hosts that has resulted in smaller glands among migratory bird species, suggesting that smaller glands may have evolved in these birds to attenuate a possible detrimental effect of feather mites when present in large numbers.
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Affiliation(s)
- I Galván
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainParque Natural del Carrascal de la Font Roja, Alcoi, SpainDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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