7.EPIDERMAL STRUCTURES OF THE BILL AND LINGUA OF THE INDIAN BLACK IBIS PSEUDIBIS PAPILLOSA BY M.A.SHUKLA AND V.C.SONI

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  • M.A. SHUKLA AND V.C. SONI

Abstract

The relation between the food, feeding habit and epidermal structures of the bill and lingua of the
Indian Black Ibis was studied. Five specimens were used. In Saurashtra, the Indian Black Ibis
feeds upon animal and plant matters in various microhabitats like crop fields, manure heaps,
sewage and open grasslands. Its epidermal structures of the jaws and tongue are adapted to feed
on such food items and helpful in non-visual tactile foraging and probing feeding technique of
the bird species.
KEY WORDS: Epidermal structures, Feeding apparatus, Indian Black Ibis.

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M.A. SHUKLA AND V.C. SONI

EPIDERMAL STRUCTURES OF THE BILL AND LINGUA
OF THE INDIAN BLACK IBIS PSEUDIBIS PAPILLOSA
M.A. SHUKLA AND V.C. SONI
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCES, SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY,
RAJKOT-360005, GUJARAT, INDIA
vcsoni2009@gmail.com

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2011-05-01

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AND V.C. SONI, M. S. (2011). 7.EPIDERMAL STRUCTURES OF THE BILL AND LINGUA OF THE INDIAN BLACK IBIS PSEUDIBIS PAPILLOSA BY M.A.SHUKLA AND V.C.SONI. LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS, 15, 528 to 532. Retrieved from https://petsd.org/ojs/index.php/lifesciencesleaflets/article/view/152

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Vol. 15 (2011): Vol.15 May,2011.......ISSN 0976 - 1098

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