Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

Morphological work on the appendicular myology of birds forms the basis for comparative, functional and systematic studies, but our knowledge of the descriptive anatomy of birds is still very incomplete. The musculature of the wing muscles of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), an endemic spe...

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Autores principales:	Zhang,Zihui, Yang,Yan
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2013
Materias:	Golden Pheasant Forelimb musculature Anatomy Flight style Function
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220130004000542014-02-18Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)Zhang,ZihuiYang,Yan Golden Pheasant Forelimb musculature Anatomy Flight style Function Morphological work on the appendicular myology of birds forms the basis for comparative, functional and systematic studies, but our knowledge of the descriptive anatomy of birds is still very incomplete. The musculature of the wing muscles of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), an endemic species of China, is studied in detail. All wing muscles are present as in other Galliformes. Myological characteristics including the absence of a deep layer of M. pectoralis pars thoracicus, well development of anterbrachial muscles, as well as the occurrence of a distinct fleshy slip from the proximal belly of M. biceps brachii, are suggested to be associated with its flapping flight. This paper is the prelude to functional analysis on muscle architecture in this species and may serve as a basis for future taxonomic comparisons.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.31 n.4 20132013-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022013000400054en10.4067/S0717-95022013000400054
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topic	Golden Pheasant Forelimb musculature Anatomy Flight style Function
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description	Morphological work on the appendicular myology of birds forms the basis for comparative, functional and systematic studies, but our knowledge of the descriptive anatomy of birds is still very incomplete. The musculature of the wing muscles of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), an endemic species of China, is studied in detail. All wing muscles are present as in other Galliformes. Myological characteristics including the absence of a deep layer of M. pectoralis pars thoracicus, well development of anterbrachial muscles, as well as the occurrence of a distinct fleshy slip from the proximal belly of M. biceps brachii, are suggested to be associated with its flapping flight. This paper is the prelude to functional analysis on muscle architecture in this species and may serve as a basis for future taxonomic comparisons.
author	Zhang,Zihui Yang,Yan
author_facet	Zhang,Zihui Yang,Yan
author_sort	Zhang,Zihui
title	Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
title_short	Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
title_full	Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
title_fullStr	Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
title_full_unstemmed	Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
title_sort	forelimb myology of the golden pheasant (chrysolophus pictus)
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2013
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Forelimb Myology of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

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