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Beak Morphology

Beak Morphology. Advanced Biology – Spring 2013. Beaks. Beaks. Also called “bills”. Beaks. Also called “bills”. Main function: eating/feeding. Beaks. Also called “bills”. Main function: eating/feeding. Also:. Beaks. Also called “bills”. Main function: eating/feeding. Also:

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Beak Morphology

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  1. Beak Morphology Advanced Biology – Spring 2013

  2. Beaks

  3. Beaks • Also called “bills”.

  4. Beaks • Also called “bills”. • Main function: eating/feeding.

  5. Beaks • Also called “bills”. • Main function: eating/feeding. • Also:

  6. Beaks • Also called “bills”. • Main function: eating/feeding. • Also: • Courtship.

  7. Beaks • Also called “bills”. • Main function: eating/feeding. • Also: • Courtship. • Nesting.

  8. Beaks • Also called “bills”. • Main function: eating/feeding. • Also: • Courtship. • Nesting. • Competition (rarely).

  9. Beaks • Also called “bills”. • Main function: eating/feeding. • Also: • Courtship. • Nesting. • Competition (rarely). • Come in MANY shapes and sizes.

  10. Beaks • Also called “bills”. • Main function: eating/feeding. • Also: • Courtship. • Nesting. • Competition (rarely). • Come in MANY shapes and sizes.

  11. Beak Morphology

  12. Beak Morphology • Beaks tell us what the bird eats and where it lives.

  13. Beak Morphology • Beaks tell us what the bird eats and where it lives. • This helps biologists identify, classify, and track birds

  14. Beak Morphology • Beaks tell us what the bird eats and where it lives. • This helps biologists identify, classify, and track birds • The scientific idea of Form vs. Function:

  15. Beak Morphology • Beaks tell us what the bird eats and where it lives. • This helps biologists identify, classify, and track birds • The scientific idea of Form vs. Function: • Form vs. function: • That a shape and composition of a structure will tell us what the organism eats, where it lives, and how it lives.

  16. Beak Morphology • Beaks tell us what the bird eats and where it lives. • This helps biologists identify, classify, and track birds • The scientific idea of Form vs. Function: • Form vs. function: • That a shape and composition of a structure will tell us what the organism eats, where it lives, and how it lives. • This helps us compare one species vs. another.

  17. Beak Morphology • Beaks tell us what the bird eats and where it lives. • This helps biologists identify, classify, and track birds • The scientific idea of Form vs. Function: • Form vs. function: • That a shape and composition of a structure will tell us what the organism eats, where it lives, and how it lives. • This helps us compare one species vs. another. • This helps us compare and contrast different organisms.

  18. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: CRACKER • Form: SHORT, THICK, CONICAL • Function: CRACKING SEEDS

  19. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: POUCHED • Form: LARGE, LONG WITH POUCH • Function: FISHING!

  20. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: PROBING • Form: LONG, THIN, SLENDER • Function: FEEDING IN SAND / FLOWERS

  21. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: SPEAR • Form: LONG, THICK, POINTY • Function: FISHING

  22. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: STRAINER • Form: LONG, FLAT, ROUNDED • Function: STRAIN ORGANISMS FROM WATER

  23. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: CHISEL • Form: LONG, THICK, POINTED • Function: BORING INTO WOOD FOR INSECTS

  24. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: SHREDDING • Form: LARGE, SHARP, CURVED • Function: TEARING FLESH

  25. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: CURVED • Form: LARGE, CURVED, POINTY • Function: CUTTING INTO FOOD, CRACKING SEEDS

  26. Beak Morphology • Beak Type: TWEEZER • Form: THIN, SLEDER, POINTED • Function: INSECT CATCHING

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