Animals (Nov 2023)

Cross Sectional Anatomy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Juvenile Atlantic Puffin Head (Aves, Alcidae, <i>Fratercula arctica</i>)

  • Marcos Fumero-Hernández,
  • Mario Encinoso,
  • Ayose Melian,
  • Himar Artiles Nuez,
  • Doaa Salman,
  • José Raduan Jaber

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13223434
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 22
p. 3434

Abstract

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The Atlantic puffin is a medium-sized seabird with black and white plumage and orange feet. It is distributed mainly along the northern Atlantic Ocean, and due, among other reasons, to human activities, it is in a threatened situation and classified as a vulnerable species according to the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In this study, we used a total of 20 carcasses of juvenile Atlantic puffins to perform MRI, as well as anatomical cross-sections. Thus, an adequate description of the head was made, providing valuable information that could be helpful as a diagnostic tool for veterinary clinicians, who increasingly treat these birds in zoos, rehabilitation centers, and even in the wild.

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