New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil

New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil

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This article aims to show new records of Conepatus chinga for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil, contributing to increase knowledge on its distribution, besides describing the microstructural patterns of its guard hair. Three run-over specimens were found in highway BR-280,...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Bazilio, Elvira de Bastiani, Cláudia Golec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2015-02-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Roadkill
Skunk
Trichology
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2015v28n1p79
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spelling doaj-7fef0eb25d974eb297f4c7ca02b68f562020-11-24T21:50:30ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432175-79252015-02-012817984New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern BrazilSérgio Bazilio0Elvira de Bastiani1Cláudia Golec2Universidade Estadual do Paraná, BrazilUniversidade Estadual do Paraná, BrazilUniversidade Estadual do Paraná, BrazilThis article aims to show new records of Conepatus chinga for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil, contributing to increase knowledge on its distribution, besides describing the microstructural patterns of its guard hair. Three run-over specimens were found in highway BR-280, two of them in the town of Palmas, in Paraná, and one in the town of Abelardo Luz, in Santa Catarina. For describing the cuticular and medullary pattern of guard hairs, sixty slides were made. Conepatus chinga has a cross-sectional and undulated cuticular pattern and an anisocytic medullary pattern. The description of microstructural patterns of C. chinga makes it easier to conduct studies related to its ecology, increasing the chances to identify hairs found in fecal samples from carnivores in mastofauna studies.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2015v28n1p79RoadkillSkunkTrichology
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Elvira de Bastiani
Cláudia Golec
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Elvira de Bastiani
Cláudia Golec
New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil
Biotemas
Roadkill
Skunk
Trichology
author_facet Sérgio Bazilio
Elvira de Bastiani
Cláudia Golec
author_sort Sérgio Bazilio
title New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil
title_short New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil
title_full New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil
title_fullStr New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed New records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora, Skunk) for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil
title_sort new records and description of the microstructural patterns of guard hair in conepatus chinga (molina, 1782) (carnivora, skunk) for the states of paraná and santa catarina, southern brazil
publisher Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
series Biotemas
issn 0103-1643
2175-7925
publishDate 2015-02-01
description This article aims to show new records of Conepatus chinga for the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil, contributing to increase knowledge on its distribution, besides describing the microstructural patterns of its guard hair. Three run-over specimens were found in highway BR-280, two of them in the town of Palmas, in Paraná, and one in the town of Abelardo Luz, in Santa Catarina. For describing the cuticular and medullary pattern of guard hairs, sixty slides were made. Conepatus chinga has a cross-sectional and undulated cuticular pattern and an anisocytic medullary pattern. The description of microstructural patterns of C. chinga makes it easier to conduct studies related to its ecology, increasing the chances to identify hairs found in fecal samples from carnivores in mastofauna studies.
topic Roadkill
Skunk
Trichology
url https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2015v28n1p79
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