Objetivou-se estudar a relação biomecânica da aderência de sistemas adesivos sobre o estrato córneo do bico de tucanos-toco (Ramphastos toco), por meio de nove diferentes tipos de adesivos, em áreas pré-estabelecidas de 16,0 mm. Cada sistema foi biomecanicamente testado três vezes, totalizando 27 ensaios biomecânicos. Os ensaios consistiram na análise das forças perpendiculares necessárias para descolar os variados tipos de resina. Após cada ensaio biomecânico, a superfície dos bicos era avaliada em microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), que permitiu mensurar a quantidade de resina remanescente e o eventual rompimento das camadas superficiais de queratina. Os resultados obtidos até a completa ruptura da amostra foram, em média: 2,48 N com o uso de cimento resinoso; 23, 80 N com o uso de cianocrilato cirúrgico; 26,17 N com o uso de prime e bond fotoativado combinado com cimento resinoso; 48,75 N com o uso de resina composta nanoparticulada; 53,86 N com o uso de metil-metacrilato; 55,56 N com o uso de prime e bond fotoativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada; 61,11 N com o uso combinado de cianocrilato cirúrgico e metil-metacrilato; 104, 21 N com o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada; e 110,48 N com o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com cimento resinoso. Estes últimos, estatisticamente mais eficientes. Microscopicamente observou-se que o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada e com o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com cimento resinoso, apontou efetiva aderência a ponto de extrair as camadas superficiais das camadas de queratina após os ensaios, cuja maior aderência atribuiu-se à micro-retentividade do material adesivo às camadas de queratina, obtida pelo uso de primer e bond quimicamente ativados. Concluí-se que os sistemas de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada e cimento resinoso apresentam melhor propriedades de aderência e, portanto, indicação clínico-cirúrgica na confecção de próteses e no reparo de bicos de tucano-toco (Ramphastos toco). / The objective was to study the biomechanics of the adherence of adhesive systems to the horny stratum of the toucan beak (Ramphastos toco). Nine different types of adhesives were used, in pre-established areas of 16,0 mm. Each system was studied three times, totaling twenty-seven biomechanical essays. The essays consisted of the analysis of the necessary perpendicular forces to remove the adhesives. After each essay, the surface of the beaks was evaluated in electronic microscopy (MEV), which allowed to measure the amount of remaining resin and eventual breaking of the superficial layers of keratin. The results obtained until complete rupture of the sample were, on average: 2,48 N with the use of resinous cement; 23, 80 N with the use of surgical cyanocrylate; 26,17 N with the use of photoactived primer and bond combined with resinous cement; 48,75 N with the use of composite nanoresin; 53,86 N with the use of methyl-metacrylate; 55,56 N with the use of photoactived primer and bond combined with composite nanoresin; 61,11 N with the combined use of surgical cyanocrylate and methyl-metacrylate; 104, 21 N with the use of primer and bond chemically activated combined with composite nanoresin; and 110,48 N with the use primer and bond chemically activated combined with resinous cement. The microscopy evidenced that the use of primer and bond chemically activated combined with composite nanoresin and resinous cement, showed effective adherence to the point of extracting the superficial layers from the keratin layers after the essays. The largest adherence is attributed to the micro-retentivity of the adhesive material to the keratin layers, obtained by the use of primer and bond chemically activated. It was concluded that the systems of primer and bond chemically activated combined with resin and resinous cement present better properties of adherence and, therefore, clinical-surgical indication in the prostheses construction and in beak repair of toucans (Ramphastos toco).

Objetivou-se estudar a relação biomecânica da aderência de sistemas adesivos sobre o estrato córneo do bico de tucanos-toco (Ramphastos toco), por meio de nove diferentes tipos de adesivos, em áreas pré-estabelecidas de 16,0 mm. Cada sistema foi biomecanicamente testado três vezes, totalizando 27 ensaios biomecânicos. Os ensaios consistiram na análise das forças perpendiculares necessárias para descolar os variados tipos de resina. Após cada ensaio biomecânico, a superfície dos bicos era avaliada em microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), que permitiu mensurar a quantidade de resina remanescente e o eventual rompimento das camadas superficiais de queratina. Os resultados obtidos até a completa ruptura da amostra foram, em média: 2,48 N com o uso de cimento resinoso; 23, 80 N com o uso de cianocrilato cirúrgico; 26,17 N com o uso de prime e bond fotoativado combinado com cimento resinoso; 48,75 N com o uso de resina composta nanoparticulada; 53,86 N com o uso de metil-metacrilato; 55,56 N com o uso de prime e bond fotoativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada; 61,11 N com o uso combinado de cianocrilato cirúrgico e metil-metacrilato; 104, 21 N com o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada; e 110,48 N com o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com cimento resinoso. Estes últimos, estatisticamente mais eficientes. Microscopicamente observou-se que o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada e com o uso de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com cimento resinoso, apontou efetiva aderência a ponto de extrair as camadas superficiais das camadas de queratina após os ensaios, cuja maior aderência atribuiu-se à micro-retentividade do material adesivo às camadas de queratina, obtida pelo uso de primer e bond quimicamente ativados. Concluí-se que os sistemas de prime e bond quimicamente ativado combinado com resina composta nanoparticulada e cimento resinoso apresentam melhor propriedades de aderência e, portanto, indicação clínico-cirúrgica na confecção de próteses e no reparo de bicos de tucano-toco (Ramphastos toco). / The objective was to study the biomechanics of the adherence of adhesive systems to the horny stratum of the toucan beak (Ramphastos toco). Nine different types of adhesives were used, in pre-established areas of 16,0 mm. Each system was studied three times, totaling twenty-seven biomechanical essays. The essays consisted of the analysis of the necessary perpendicular forces to remove the adhesives. After each essay, the surface of the beaks was evaluated in electronic microscopy (MEV), which allowed to measure the amount of remaining resin and eventual breaking of the superficial layers of keratin. The results obtained until complete rupture of the sample were, on average: 2,48 N with the use of resinous cement; 23, 80 N with the use of surgical cyanocrylate; 26,17 N with the use of photoactived primer and bond combined with resinous cement; 48,75 N with the use of composite nanoresin; 53,86 N with the use of methyl-metacrylate; 55,56 N with the use of photoactived primer and bond combined with composite nanoresin; 61,11 N with the combined use of surgical cyanocrylate and methyl-metacrylate; 104, 21 N with the use of primer and bond chemically activated combined with composite nanoresin; and 110,48 N with the use primer and bond chemically activated combined with resinous cement. The microscopy evidenced that the use of primer and bond chemically activated combined with composite nanoresin and resinous cement, showed effective adherence to the point of extracting the superficial layers from the keratin layers after the essays. The largest adherence is attributed to the micro-retentivity of the adhesive material to the keratin layers, obtained by the use of primer and bond chemically activated. It was concluded that the systems of primer and bond chemically activated combined with resin and resinous cement present better properties of adherence and, therefore, clinical-surgical indication in the prostheses construction and in beak repair of toucans (Ramphastos toco).

Detta examensarbete beskriver i detalj hur ICC-profiler fo¨r utskriftsmedier, i detta fall fo¨r storformatskrivare, skapas. Examensarbetet omfattade framtagande av ICC-profiler fo¨r substrat till storformatskrivaren Mutoh Toucan PJ-1614NXE (Mutoh Toucan) hos BEMI REKLAM AB (BEMI), Borla¨nge. Fo¨retaget har tidigare anva¨nt en standardlinja¨risering till samtliga substrat fo¨r storformatskrivaren, dock utan att applicera na°gon ICC-profil fo¨r utenheter. Samtliga substrat till Mutoh Toucan a¨r avsedda fo¨r utomhusbruk.

La cognition physique correspond à l’ensemble des connaissances que nous possédons sur les objets inanimés qui nous entourent, et à leurs relations avec l’environnement. Selon l’hypothèse de l’intelligence sociale générale, la cognition physique se serait développée tel un continuum (à l’instar de tous les autres domaines cognitifs), chez les espèces vivant au sein de groupes sociaux complexes. A l’inverse, l’hypothèse de l’intelligence sociale adaptée suppose que le fait d’interagir avec des congénères a permis de développer des capacités cognitives supérieures, mais spécifiques, du domaine social. Bien que les recherches relatives à l’évolution de la cognition physique se soient d’abord focalisées sur les primates, nous savons aujourd’hui que certains oiseaux sont capables d’interagir de manière complexe avec leur monde physique, en utilisant et en fabriquant des outils (p. ex., voir Article 1). Néanmoins, de nombreuses familles aviaires restent à ce jour non étudiées, laissant ce débat en suspens. L’objectif général de ce travail de recherche est de contribuer à une meilleure compréhension des facteurs responsables de l’évolution de la cognition, grâce à l’apport théorique de l’hypothèse de l’intelligence sociale suivant son aspect général et adapté. Quatre espèces, jusqu’alors inconnues sur le plan cognitif, ont été sélectionnées suivant leur degré de socialité mais également la spécificité de leur écologie. Ce dernier facteur, trop souvent ignoré en biologie du comportement, est crucial pour apprécier le comportement dans son ensemble. Nous avons ainsi estimé la faculté des sujets, à savoir des pélicans blancs Pelecanus onocrotalus (sociaux) et des euplectes vorabés Euplectes afer afer (grégaires), à reproduire le comportement d’un congénère (domaine social) grâce à un test d’apprentissage social (Articles 2 part I & 3). Nous avons ensuite évalué leur capacité à se servir d’un objet pour obtenir une récompense alimentaire hors de portée (domaine physique), grâce à un test d’utilisation d’outils (Articles 2 part II & 4). Bien que les pélicans fussent capables de résoudre rapidement la tâche d’apprentissage social, ils ne réussirent pas à utiliser spontanément des outils (cf. discussion Article 2 part II). A l’instar du pélican, l’euplecte imita le comportement d’un congénère. Néanmoins, il échoua à utiliser des outils dans le contexte du fourragement, malgré le fait que cet oiseau utilise et fabrique des outils de manière complexe pour construire son nid.A défaut d’avoir pu étudier l’apprentissage social et l’utilisation d’outils chez deux autres espèces sociales, les calaos terrestres Bucorvus et les toucans Ramphastidae, cette recherche consistait également à administrer un paradigme permettant d’apprécier le domaine physique : le test de la ficelle (Articles 5 & 6, respectivement). La tâche impliquait de tirer sur une ficelle afin d’obtenir une récompense alimentaire accrochée à son extrémité. Les calaos terrestres échouèrent à tirer sur la ficelle dans la configuration verticale, mais réussirent rapidement la tâche dans diverses conditions de la configuration horizontale. Chez les toucans, cependant, un seul sujet réussit le test dans sa configuration verticale. Les résultats obtenus nous permettent de réfuter l’hypothèse de l’intelligence sociale dans son aspect général. En effet, aucun lien ne semble se dessiner entre le domaine social et physique chez les quatre espèces aviaires étudiées. Bien que l’hypothèse de l’intelligence sociale soit soutenue depuis plus de quatre décennies, une théorie unitaire est requise. Dans ce cadre, un nouveau modèle d’évolution cognitive, permettant d’évaluer l’importance de l’intelligence générale chez une espèce donnée, pourrait s’avérer particulièrement prometteur. / Physical cognition is defined as the knowledge that we possess about the inanimate objects surrounding us, and their relation with the environment. According to the general social intelligence hypothesis, physical cognition would have developed as a continuum (like all the other cognitive domains), in species living in complex social groups. By contrast, the adapted social intelligence hypothesis assumes that interacting with conspecifics has allowed development of superior, but specific, cognitive capacities related to the social realm. Although research on the evolution of cognition first focused on primates, we now know that some avian species are capable of interacting with their physical world in a complex way by using and manufacturing tools (e.g., Article 1). However, to date, various bird families are still unstudied, leaving open this debate. The general goal of this work is to contribute to a better understanding of the factors acting on the evolution of cognition, thanks to the theoretical input of the social intelligence hypothesis according to its general and adapted aspect. Four species that had never been studied in cognitive studies before were selected according to their degree of sociality but also according to the specificity of their ecology. This latter factor has been largely ignored in behavioural biology, although it is crucial for a more holistic comprehension of the behaviour. This work aimed to assess the ability of two avian species, great white pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus (social birds) and yellow-crowned bishops Euplectes afer afer (gregarious birds), to imitate the behaviour of a trained conspecific (social domain) with a social learning task (Articles 2 part I & 3, respectively). Subsequently, we have studied heir ability to use an object in order to get an out-of-reach food reward (physical domain) with a tool use task (Articles 2 part II & 4). Although pelicans were capable of rapidly solving the social learning task, they did not succeed in using tools spontaneously (cf. discussion Article 2 part II). The bishops were able to imitate the behaviour of a conspecific, however they were not capable of using tools in the foraging context, although these birds are well known to use and manufacture tools in quite a complex way in order to build their nests. We have also administrated to two other avian social species, ground-hornbills Bucorvus and toucans Ramphastidae, an experimental paradigm to assess cognition in the physical domain: the string-pulling test (Articles 5 & 6, respectively). The task involved pulling on a string in order to obtain a food reward attached to its extremity. Ground-hornbills failed to pull on the string in the vertical configuration, but rapidly solved the task in various conditions within the horizontal configuration. In toucans, however, only one subject succeeded in the vertical configuration. These results allow us to refute the social intelligence hypothesis in its general aspect. Indeed, no link seems to be drawn between the social and the physical domains in the four species studied. Although the social intelligence hypothesis is supported since decades, a unitary theory is required. A new model of cognitive evolution, that allows assessing the importance of general intelligence in species, may be particularly promising.

International trade in fauna and flora is curently considered as one of the greatest threats to populations of many wildlife species. According to available information, some species are declining mainly due to persecution by people for meat or for trade. Illegal trade is increasing as well. Its yearly turnover is estimated to be in the order of billions of US dollars. This diploma theses analyzes the international trade with selected bird species under the CITES Convention - Asian hornbills, African turacos, South American tukans and arassari, and pigeons and doves during the period from 1990 till 2015. Although the CITES Convention has proven to contribute to protecting biodiversity and protecting endangered species by monitoring and regulating the trade with them, it has its limitations and shortcomings. These are described in this diploma thesis on the example of some specific cases.