Osteological examinations on the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus Shaw 1805) with special reference to skeletal alterations conditioned by breeding.

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The aims of this study were to examine the skeleton of domesticated budgerigars of phenotypically different breeding types, to describe the expression of skeletal changes and to discuss the results with special reference to the causes and effects of breed-conditioned alterations. Complete skeletons of 39 adult budgerigars of both sexes were the object of our research. The examinations demonstrated that almost all...

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