Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Science Article 2 abstract Ventilatory parameters of mute swans were measured at thermoneutral conditions and during heat stress. Deep body temperature increased from 39-5 to 41-1 deg C. Breathing frequency increased 29 times, compared to the thermoneutral condition. Tidal volume decreased to 18 % of the pre-panting value, and the total […]
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Wintering swans Cygnus spp. and Coot Fulica atra in the Oresund,South Sweden, in relation to available food recources
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Science Article 3 abstract In connection with the building of a Fixed Link (bridge-arti.cial island-tunnel) between Sweden and Denmark intensive studies of waterfowl and benthic fauna and .ora in the Oresund were undertaken as a part of the Environmental Impact Assessment Study. This paper analysis the occurrences of staging and wintering […]
A 39 year study of a Mute Sw an Cygnus olor population in the English Midlands.
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Science Article 1 abstract The results of a long-term study of the Mute Sw an Cygnus olor in a 1440 / km2 area of the English Midlands are presented . During the period 1961 to 1999 the population varied between 213 and 551 birds with the numbers of pairs each spring […]
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Cygnus olor | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Mute Swan | [FR] Cygne tubercule | [DE] Hockerschwan | [ES] Cisne Vulgar | [NL] Knobbelzwaan Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Cygnus olor EU Europe to c Asia Genus Swans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which […]