Hair structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos L.) from North America and Scandinavia
Analysis of measurements of guard hairs from North American brown or grizzly bears and Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos L.) showed variation over the body and along the hair shaft. Using the medullary index, i.e., the medullary diameter as a percentage of the hair diameter, comparisons were ma...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z91-337 2023-12-17T10:51:17+01:00 Hair structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos L.) from North America and Scandinavia Elgmork, K. Riiser, H. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z91-337 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z91-337 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 69, issue 9, page 2404-2409 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1991 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z91-337 2023-11-19T13:38:18Z Analysis of measurements of guard hairs from North American brown or grizzly bears and Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos L.) showed variation over the body and along the hair shaft. Using the medullary index, i.e., the medullary diameter as a percentage of the hair diameter, comparisons were made among body areas, age groups, geographical areas, sexes, and seasons. Statistically significant differences were found among body areas. Hairs from the foreleg were shorter and wider, with a smaller medullary index than those from other body areas. There was a weak but statistically significant negative correlation between the medullary index and age of individuals. Medullary indices from Scandinavian bears were significantly greater than those from Alaskan bears, which in turn were greater than those from bears of the contiguous United States. There were no statistically significant differences between the medullary index and sex or season. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 69 9 2404 2409 |
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Analysis of measurements of guard hairs from North American brown or grizzly bears and Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos L.) showed variation over the body and along the hair shaft. Using the medullary index, i.e., the medullary diameter as a percentage of the hair diameter, comparisons were made among body areas, age groups, geographical areas, sexes, and seasons. Statistically significant differences were found among body areas. Hairs from the foreleg were shorter and wider, with a smaller medullary index than those from other body areas. There was a weak but statistically significant negative correlation between the medullary index and age of individuals. Medullary indices from Scandinavian bears were significantly greater than those from Alaskan bears, which in turn were greater than those from bears of the contiguous United States. There were no statistically significant differences between the medullary index and sex or season. |
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Hair structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos L.) from North America and Scandinavia |
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Hair structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos L.) from North America and Scandinavia |
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Hair structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos L.) from North America and Scandinavia |
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Hair structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos L.) from North America and Scandinavia |
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Hair structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos L.) from North America and Scandinavia |
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hair structure of brown bears ( ursus arctos l.) from north america and scandinavia |
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