Avian physiology experiment
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1965
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0563.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National Research Council Canada
- MODEL
- PIGEON WITH RADIO TRANSMITTER
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Stuffed pigeon mounted on wood and metal perch;white cotton straps hold radio transmitter with battery in place.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.0 cm
- Width
- 35.0 cm
- Height
- 20.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Research
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- c 1965
- Canada
-
O.Z. Roy and others at NRC involved in long term research programme on bird telemetry. - Function
-
TRANSMITTER FITTED TO FREE-FLYING PIGEON USED TO CONVEY RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC OUTPUT OF ELECTRODES IN FLIGHT. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Label on transmitter bears following info.: 'NRC/RADIO AND E.E. DIV./OTTAWA-CANADA/________/SER. ________'.
- Missing
- unknown From CA of 08/29/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete
- Finish
- Transmitter casing painted with dayglo red paint/bird's feathers are white, brown and pale purple.
- Decoration
- N/A
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National Research Council Canada, Avian physiology experiment, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1985.0563, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0563.001/
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