The length and diameter of the coat fibres of the Musk ox
The length and diameter of underwool and outer hairs from captive and selectively‐bred Musk oxen were measured. Considerable variation was found between animals and some of its sources were isolated and discussed. Finally, the underwool was compared briefly with other wool fibres, and some implicati...
| Published in: | Journal of Zoology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1975
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1975.tb02239.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1975.tb02239.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1975.tb02239.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1975.tb02239.x |
| Summary: | The length and diameter of underwool and outer hairs from captive and selectively‐bred Musk oxen were measured. Considerable variation was found between animals and some of its sources were isolated and discussed. Finally, the underwool was compared briefly with other wool fibres, and some implications of the data for studies of prehistoric animal domestication were discussed. |
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