Morphological evaluation of submandibular salivary glands of white (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and black (Aerodramus maximus) edible bird's nest swiftlet

• Main Authors: Mitin, Helen, Abdul Razak, Intan Shameha, M. I., Kamarudin, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50646/1/7-12.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50646/; http://www.vet.upm.edu.my/dokumen/90301_proceeding_WPSA_V2_first_second_XX_new_20121013_%281%29.pdf

The Aerodramus fuciphagus (A. fuciphagus) and Aerodramus maximus (A.maximus) are known to use their saliva as the nest building material during breeding season. The histochemical characterizations of Edible Bird’s Nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus (A. fuciphagus) and Aerodramus maximus (A.maximus)...