Moulting and seasonal pelage variations in the raccoon dog

An examination was made of the moult and seasonal pelage variations in adult and juvenile raccoon dogs, Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) from Eastern Finland. The Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) served as a reference animal. Raccoon dog pelage is composed of four types of hair: guard hairs, long pi...

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Main Authors: Korhonen, H., Harri, M., Asikainen, J.
Format: Text
Language:English
Polish
Published: 1984
Subjects:
hair lenght
moulting
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Alopex lagopus
pelage
skin weight
types of hairs
linka
jenot
piesiec
sierść
Arctic
Arctic Fox
Online Access:https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/11115/content
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Summary:An examination was made of the moult and seasonal pelage variations in adult and juvenile raccoon dogs, Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) from Eastern Finland. The Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) served as a reference animal. Raccoon dog pelage is composed of four types of hair: guard hairs, long pile hairs, short pile hairs, and underfur. Whelps moult at the age of 4-5 weeks to a new summer pelage. An examination was made of the moult and seasonal pelage variations in adult and juvenile raccoon dogs, Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) from Eastern Finland. The Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) served as a reference animal. Raccoon dog pelage is composed of four types of hair: guard hairs, long pile hairs, short pile hairs, and underfur. Whelps moult at the age of 4-5 weeks to a new summer pelage.

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