Sökning: "Nothoprocta perdicaria"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Nothoprocta perdicaria.

  1. 1. Heart and ventilation rate changes during tonic immobility in Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) and High Andean chicken (Gallus gallus) compared to Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria)

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Författare :Cecilia Alexis Greder; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Tonic immobility; Heart rate; Ventilation rate; Nothoprocta ornata; Nothoprocta perdicaria; Tinamou; Gallus gallus; Chicken;

    Sammanfattning : Animals can show different responses to fear for example by playing dead when there is no possibility to escape. This response is called tonic immobility (TI) and is a well-established test of fear to evaluate fearfulness. Long durations of TI are generally considered as high levels of fearfulness. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Lactate Dehydrogenase and Citrate Synthase activity in cardiac and skeletal muscle of lowland and highland tinamous

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolan

    Författare :Naomi Aira; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Tinamidae; Lactate Dehydrogenase; Citrate Synthase; cardiac and skeletal muscle and high altitude;

    Sammanfattning : Tinamous (Tinamidae) have the smallest heart in relation to body mass compared to any other flying bird today (Bishop 1997). This means that heart size is likely to restrict aerobic metabolism. Tinamous inhabit areas from sea level to 4800 m a.s. LÄS MER