Superb winter fur insulation in the small Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)

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...

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Main Authors: Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Petter H. Kvadsheim, Marina V. Kholodova, Vladimir E. Sokolov, Edward B. Messelt, Nicholas J. C. Tyler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015-10-01
Series:Rangifer
Subjects:
Musk deer
kabarga
insulation
fur
temperature regulation
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/3575

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