Gross Morphometric Studies on the Tongue, Buccal Cavity and Hard Palate of the Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)

This study was designed to assess the gross morphometric studies of the tongue, hard palate and buccal cavity of the fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). Sixty bats of both sexes were used for this study. The tongue was excised, and the weight and various linear measurements were determined. Linear measureme...

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Published in:Anatomia, histologia, embryologia histologia, embryologia, 2015-08, Vol.44 (4), p.283-287
Main Authors: Igado, O. O, Omobowale, T. O, Ajadi, R. A, Nottidge, H. O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Body Weight
Cheek - anatomy & histology
Chiroptera
Chiroptera - anatomy & histology
Female
females
Male
morphometry
Organ Size
palate
Palate, Hard - anatomy & histology
physiology
Sex Characteristics
sexual dimorphism
tongue
Tongue - anatomy & histology
wildlife
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Summary:This study was designed to assess the gross morphometric studies of the tongue, hard palate and buccal cavity of the fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). Sixty bats of both sexes were used for this study. The tongue was excised, and the weight and various linear measurements were determined. Linear measurements were also determined on the hard palate. The gross distribution of the lingual papillae was observed to be the same in both sexes; values obtained for the weight and length of the tongue were higher in the females, although no statistically significant differences were observed (P > 0.05). The number of ridges on the hard palate displayed sexual dimorphism. Results obtained from this study may find application in the field of comparative and clinical anatomy of wildlife and also in feeding physiology.
ISSN:0340-2096
1439-0264
DOI:10.1111/ahe.12138