Infrared antenna-like structures in mammalian fur

Many small animals, including shrews, most rodents and some marsupials, have fur composed of at least four types of hair, all with distinctive and complex anatomy. A ubiquitous and unexplained feature is periodic, internal banding with spacing in the 6–12 µm range that hints at an underlying infrare...

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Main Author: Ian M. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-12-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210740