Superb winter fur insulation in the small Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
We compared the morphology and thermal characteristics of winter pelage from two Siberian musk deer Moschus moschiferus (aged 5 and 41 mo.; 5.7 and 9.5 kg) and two Eurasian reindeer Rangifer tarandus tarandus (aged >48 mo.; 73 and 79 kg). The depth of the fur over the back of musk deer was less...
Main Authors: | Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Petter H. Kvadsheim, Marina V. Kholodova, Vladimir E. Sokolov, Edward B. Messelt, Nicholas J. C. Tyler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2015-10-01
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Series: | Rangifer |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/3575 |
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