The identification of pika and hare through tricho-taxonomy (Mammalia: Lagomorpha)
| Autor: | Kailash Chandra, Manokaran Kamalakannan, Joy Krishna De, Chinnadurai Venkatraman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
lcsh:QH1-199.5 cuticular 010607 zoology lcsh:General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution Management Monitoring Policy and Law 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences dorsal guard hairs lcsh:QH540-549.5 medullary character Pika Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation Lagomorpha integumentary system biology microphotographs fungi biology.organism_classification Geography Evolutionary biology lagomorphs Animal Science and Zoology Taxonomy (biology) lcsh:Ecology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 11, Iss 10, Pp 14301-14308 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 0974-7907 0974-7893 |
| Popis: | The macroscopic and microscopic characters of dorsal guard hairs of Indian lagomorphs (four species of pikas and three species of hare) are described; the cuticular and medullary characters are similar between the species studied. The cuticular and medullary characters, however, are dissimilar between the family Ochotonidae and Leporidae. The cross-section of hair of the species had shown two identical shapes between the family Ochotonidae and Leporidae. The cross-section was observed as an oval shape in all the four ochotonid species, whereas there was a dumb-bell shape in all three leporid species. The hair of the Indian lagomorphs can easily be differentiated up to the family level on the basis of their unique cuticula, medulla and cross-section of the dorsal guard hair. The high-resolution microphotographs and key characteristics of hair that are presented here can be used as an appropriate reference for family-level identification of Indian lagomorphs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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