Hair Coat of the Water Deer Hydropotes inermis (Cervidae, Artiodactyla), a New Species in the Russian Fauna.
Primorsky Krai
adaptations
comparative morphology
hair
microstructure
scanning electron microscopy
water deer
Journal
Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections
ISSN: 1608-3105
Titre abrégé: Dokl Biol Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7505459
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 Jun 2024
20 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
18
03
2024
accepted:
12
04
2024
revised:
09
04
2024
medline:
21
6
2024
pubmed:
21
6
2024
entrez:
20
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The hair coat and hair microstructure of an adult male Hydropotes inermis from the Primorsky Krai of Russia were studied for the first time by light and scanning electron microscopy. Lack of abundant underfur, sparse hair, and a weak layering are characteristic of the species, which inhabits the temperate monsoon and tropical zones and does not need an efficient thermal protection. An alveolar and lattice medulla of the hair is similar to that of other deer, is well developed, and increases the heat-protective properties of the hair because seasonal and daily fluctuations in temperature and humidity can be significant. The cuticle pattern is similar to that of the deer tribes Alceini and Capreolini. The hair thickness and length are substantial on the back, sides, and thighs, and the coat thus provides reliable protection from mechanical damage when the water deer moves through thickets of bushes and grasses along riverbanks and swamps in its habitats. A knotty nature of hairs protects the skin from sharp outgrowths of aquatic and marsh plants.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38902556
doi: 10.1134/S0012496624701060
pii: 10.1134/S0012496624701060
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
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