THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CHEEK PADS OF THE BROWN LEMMING, LEMMUS SIBIRICUS (TRIMUCRONATUS) (KERR)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Macpherson, A. H., Gibson, M. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1965
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Kerr; Lemmus lemmus; Lemmus sibiricus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z65-061; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z65-061

Brown lemmings, Lemmus lemmus and L. sibiricus (trimucronatus), possess thickened pads of skin on the cheeks, and some, at least, also bear a thinner pad on the rump above the tail. The cheek pad is formed chiefly by a remarkable abundance of collagen fibers in the reticular layer of the dermis. The...