【作者】 唐丽； 彭克美； 宋卉； 王岩； 李升和； 杜安娜； 靳二辉； 王家乡；

【Author】 TANG Li , PENG Kemei SONG Hui, WANG Yan, LI Sheng-he TANG Li, DUAn-na, JIN Er-hui, WANG Jia-xiang (College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural Universit, Wuhan 430070, China)

【机构】 华中农业大学动物医学院；

【摘要】 鸵鸟的排泄行为与其它鸟纲动物有明显的差别,为了探明其形态学基础,解剖观察了8例非洲雏鸵鸟泌尿器官的形态位置及结构特征。发现非洲鸵鸟的泌尿系统由肾脏、输尿管和泄殖道组成,肾脏分前、中、后三部;泄殖道形似哺乳动物的膀胱,可存储大量尿液。结果表明非洲鸵鸟的泌尿系统不同于其它鸟纲动物。更多还原

【Abstract】 The excretion behavior is different remarkably between the Ostrich and other birds. In order to investigate the morphological foundation of the excretion behavior in ostrich, eight African ostriches during brooding period were studied morphologically. The results were as following :The urinary organs in African ostrich consist of the kidney, ureter and urodeum , each kidney is divided into cranial, middle and caudal divisions; urodeum is look like urinary bladder of mammalian, and can store urine . The results of the present study indicate that the urinary organs in African ostrich are different from other birds.更多还原