Dr. Hermann H. Bragulla

 

Visiting Associate Professor

Dept. of Biological Sciences, 202 Life Sciences Building

Louisiana State University,

Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1715, USA

(Host: Professor Dr. Dominique G. Homberger)

Phone: (225) 578-1747
Fax: (225) 578-2597

e-mail: bragulla@lsu.edu

 

 

 

Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Free University of Berlin, Germany

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Education:

1996    Habilitation,Veterinary Anatomy, Free University of Berlin, Germany

1986    Ph.D.,Veterinary Medicine, University of Munich, Germany

 

Research Interests:

·          The functional morphology, dermo-epidermal modifications, and evolutionary history of the rhamphothecae of parrots

·          The embryonic development and evolution of skin and skin modifications, with special interest in the structure and function of dermo-epidermal interactions in the development of scales, feathers, hairs, and skin glands

·          The functional morphology of digital end organs, i.e. nails, claws, and hooves, of domestic and captive wild animals, with a special interest in the influence of the dermo-epidermal interactions on the horn structure and quality

 

Selected publications:

·         Bragulla, H., and D. G. Homberger (2004): A comparison of the feline claw and the psittacid upper bill: A natural experiment. Boca Raton, USA, 7th International Congress of Vertebrate Morpology, 27 July - 1 August 2004

·         Bragulla, H. (2003): Fetal development of the segment-specifc papillary body in the equine hoof. Journal of Morphology, 258, 207-224

·         Bragulla, H., and R. Hirschberg (2003): Horse hooves and bird feathers: Two model systems for studying the structure and development of highly adapted integumentary accessory organs: The role of the dermo-epidermal interface for the micro-architecture of complex epidermal structures. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 298 B, 140–151

·         Bragulla, H., S. Ernsberger and K.-D. Budras (2001): On the development of the papillary body in the feline claw. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, 30, 211-217