Identification of dorsal guard hair of seven species of the family cercopithecidae (Primates: mammalia)

Dorsal guard hair of the Cercopithecid mammals viz. Macaca fascicularis, M. nemestrina, M. silenus, M. radiata, M. mulatta, M. assamensis , and M. arctoides have been studied by the help of Light microscope. The characteristic features like transverse section, scale pattern and margin, scale margin...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Zoological Society 2010-12, Vol.63 (2), p.121-128
Main Authors: Sarkar, Paramita Saha, De, Joy Krishna, Manna, Chanchal Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Anatomy
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Histology
Life Sciences
Morphology
Research Article
Zoology
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Summary:Dorsal guard hair of the Cercopithecid mammals viz. Macaca fascicularis, M. nemestrina, M. silenus, M. radiata, M. mulatta, M. assamensis , and M. arctoides have been studied by the help of Light microscope. The characteristic features like transverse section, scale pattern and margin, scale margin distance, scale count, medullary configuration, medullary index, side to side cuticular scale length, and proximodistal cuticular scale length of hair provided key to identify concerned species correctly.
ISSN:0373-5893
0974-6919
DOI:10.1007/s12595-010-0017-1