Inny tytuł:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 34, no. 2 ; Mechanika ruchu piór: odniesienia do ewolucji i lotu ptaków

Współtwórca:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii ; Meeting of the European Ornithologists' Union (2 ; 1999 ; Gdańsk)

Wydawca:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN

Miejsce wydania:

Warszawa

Opis:

Referat wygłoszony na Second Meeting of the European Ornithologists' Union ; Bibliogr. p. 139-140 ; P. [135]-140 : ill. ; 27 cm ; Abstract in Polish

Typ obiektu:

Journal/Article

Abstrakt:

The feather-bearing skin of birds differs fundamentally from the fur-bearing skin of mammals. Especially within the feather tracts, it contains much structural fat tissue in the dermis and the subcutaneous Fascia superficialis. These are separated from each other by an elastic membrane and are, together with the feather muscles, part of the hydraulic skeleto-muscular apparatus of the feathers. While feathers are raised by erector feather muscles and are returned to their resting position by the resilience of the surrounding fat tissue and an elastic membrane, the depressor feather muscles counteract external forces, such as air turbulences, thereby ensuring a smooth surface of the coat of feathers and reducing drag during flight. The coat of feathers itself creates fusiform body contours, which also reduce drag. Furthermore, subcutaneous fat bodies are strategically placed to ensure an even draping of the skin over the body and, thereby, contribute to streamlined body contours. The subcutaneous fat bodies and the dermal depressor muscles are part of the unique characteristics of the avian integument and have evolved under the selective regime for streamlining of body contours and surface as a precondition for the evolution of avian flight.

Czasopismo/Seria/cykl:

Acta Ornithologica

Tom:

34

Zeszyt:

2

Strona pocz.:

135

Strona końc.:

140

Szczegółowy typ zasobu:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Identyfikator zasobu:

oai:rcin.org.pl:45210

Źródło:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257, Vol. 34, No 2 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568, Vol. 34, No 2 ; kliknij tutaj, żeby przejść

Język:

eng ; pol

Prawa:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Zasady wykorzystania:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitalizacja:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Lokalizacja oryginału:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Dofinansowane ze środków:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Dostęp:

Closed