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An investigation of syrinx morphometry and sound frequency association in lovebirds ( Agapornis fischeri) chirps.
Dewi, Cytra Meyliana Surya; Dhamayanti, Yeni; Fikri, Faisal; Purnomo, Agus; Khairani, Shafia; Chhetri, Shekhar; Purnama, Muhammad Thohawi Elziyad.
Afiliación
  • Dewi CMS; School of Health and Life Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia.
  • Dhamayanti Y; Division of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia.
  • Fikri F; Division of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia.
  • Purnomo A; School of Health and Life Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia.
  • Khairani S; Division of Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Physiology, Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia.
  • Chhetri S; Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
  • Purnama MTE; Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Bandung, 45363, Indonesia.
F1000Res ; 11: 354, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38779459
ABSTRACT

Background:

In the issue of biodiversity, the domestication of birds as pets and trade animals requires special attention as a conservation effort. Lovebirds ( Agapornis fischeri) are popular birds worldwide, due to their varied ornamentation and melodic chirping sound. Syrinx structure is suspected to be the main source of sound production during the chirping period. This study aimed to investigate syrinx morphometry and its correlation with sound frequency produced in lovebirds.

Methods:

A total of 24 lovebirds of different ages and gender were investigated. Polymerase chain reaction method was performed to determine lovebird gender, meanwhile bird age was identified based on post-hatch recordings at the breeding farm. Thus, we enrolled male (n=12) and female (n=12) lovebirds aged 2 (n=4), 3 (n=4), and 4 (n=4) months in the investigation group, respectively. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) was performed to evaluate sound frequency during chirping period. Then, syrinx morphometry was identified using a topographic approach and methylene blue staining. Each variable was evaluated with Image J software and vernier caliper.

Results:

Based on a topographical approach, we reported the general cartilage structure of the tracheosyringeal, bronchosyringeal, paired protrusions, tracheolateral muscles, sternotracheal muscles, and syringeal muscles in lovebird syrinx. In particular, the tympaniform membranes lateral lead a crucial role in modulating the frequency of male lovebirds more significantly (p=0,009) compared to female. On the other hand, the tympaniform membranes lateral dexter (p=0,02) and sinister (p=0,05) in females showed wider compared to male. We also reported a negative correlation between sound frequency compared to tympaniform membranes lateral dexter (y = -913,56x + 6770,8) and sinister (y = -706,16x + 5736).

Conclusions:

It can be concluded that the tympaniform membranes lateral produced the lovebirds' primary sound. The sound frequency of male lovebirds was higher compared to female, however negatively correlated with the area of tympaniform membranes lateral.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: F1000Res Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Indonesia

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: F1000Res Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Indonesia