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Post-hatching growth and development of the pectoral and pelvic limbs in the black noddy, Anous minutus

Bennett, Michael B.·2008·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
DOI 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.06.011
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The black tern (Anous minutus) uses a semi-precocial growth strategy. Terrestrial locomotor capacity occurs soon after hatching, but pectoral limb development is delayed and flight is not possible until about post-hatching day 50. A growth series (hatchlings to fledglings) was used to explore how limb musculoskeletal development varied with body mass. In the pelvic limb, bone lengths scaled isometrically or with negative allometry. Gastrocnemius muscle mass and the failure load and stiffness of the tibiotarsus scaled isometrically. In the pectoral limb, pectoralis and supracoracoideus muscle masses increased with strong positive allometry that was mirrored by increases in wing bone strength and stiffness. Bending strength (sigma(ult)) and modulus (E) remained fairly constant throughout development to fledging for all limb bones. The moment of inertia (I) scaled with negative allometry for the tibiotarsus and with strong positive allometry in the wing bones. Differences in sigma(ult) and E of the tibiotarsus between pre-fledged chicks and adults was due, primarily, to increases in bone density rather than increases in the moment of inertia of the skeletal elements, whereas sigma(ult) of wing bones was a function of increases in both bone density and I. Early development of functional pelvic limbs in tree-nesting birds is relatively unusual, and presumably reflects a familial trait that does not appear to compromise breeding success in this species.

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  1. Biewener, 1993, Mechanical loading and bone growth in vivo, vol. 7, 1
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Authors
Bennett, M. B.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Bennett, Michael B.
ORCID
Bennett, Michael B.
Venue
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-06
Volume
150
Issue
2
Pages
159-168
ISSN
1095-6433 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.06.011
OpenAlex
W1966216470
Cited by
38
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 6
FWCI
0.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Queensland
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Park Service
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anatomy › Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Morphological variations and asymmetry
Keywords
Black Noddy, Anous minutus, post-hatching growth, allometry, muscle mass, tibiotarsus, wing bones, moment of inertia, bone mineral density, body mass scaling, fledging
MeSH terms
Animals, Biomechanical Phenomena, Bone and Bones, Extremities, Minerals, Organ Size, Pelvis, Wings, Animal, Bone Density, Charadriiformes

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Bennett, M. B. (2008). Post-hatching growth and development of the pectoral and pelvic limbs in the black noddy, Anous minutus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.06.011

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