Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ataturk Universitesi Veteriner Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.284-289, 2019 (Scopus)
© 2019 Ataturk Universitesi. All rights reserved.Macro-anatomical importance of ossa cranii is increasing since the bones that make up the head skeleton in birds have the greatest diversity in the vertebrate group. Within this scope, macro- anatomical examination of the neurocranium in blackbird will contribute to the elimination of the lack of information in this area. In this research, regardless of gender, skulls of seven male and five female adult blackbirds were examined macro-anatomically by maceration. Images of materials examined were taken from different angles under 50 mm classical magnifying glass. It is determined that blackbirds have no suturas between their skull bones and have aegithognath type skull structure. It was observed that neurocranium is composed of occipital, sphenoid, parietal, frontal and temporal bone; also, ethmoid bone was included in the splanchnocranium part by the pressure of orbita. It was found that the triangular sphenoid bone forms a large part of the ventral part of the cavum cranii. As a result; It was concluded that the data obtained in this study will contribute to the lack of information in this field and it may be a source that will be used in taxonomy for the researchers working in the systematic area.