Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification
Mammal hairs differ among species and may therefore be used for diagnoses at the species level. We characterized dorsal guard hairs of most small rodent species that may be found in central Buenos Aires province (Argentina), according to their geographic distribution: Cavia aperea, Rattus rattus, R....
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ftunibueairesbd:todo:paper_00251461_v72_n1_p35_Cavia 2023-10-29T02:39:44+01:00 Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification Cavia, R. Andrade, A. Zamero, M.E. Fernández, M.S. Muschetto, E. Cueto, G.R. Suárez, O.V. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v72_n1_p35_Cavia unknown http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v72_n1_p35_Cavia info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar Hair cuticle Hair medulla Hair structure Identification key Rodents cuticle discriminant analysis geographical distribution hair morphology rodent Akodon azarae Calomys laucha Cavia Cavia aperea Deltamys kempi Holochilus brasiliensis Mammalia Mus musculus Oligoryzomys flavescens Oryzomys Oxymycterus rufus Rattus Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus Rodentia Scapteromys aquaticus JOUR ftunibueairesbd https://doi.org/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v72_n1_p35_Cavia 2023-10-05T02:04:40Z Mammal hairs differ among species and may therefore be used for diagnoses at the species level. We characterized dorsal guard hairs of most small rodent species that may be found in central Buenos Aires province (Argentina), according to their geographic distribution: Cavia aperea, Rattus rattus, R. norvegicus, Mus musculus, Holochilus brasiliensis, Scapteromys aquaticus, Oxymycterus rufus, Oligoryzomys flavescens, Akodon azarae, Deltamys kempi, Calomys laucha and C. musculinus. We provide discriminant functions and a dichotomic key to identify hairs at the species level based on hair length and width and scale morphology observed in specific sections of dorsal guard hairs. Discriminant functions require fewer measurements and are faster than the use of the key. © 2008 by Walter de Gruyter. Fil:Cavia, R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Andrade, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fernández, M.S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Muschetto, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Cueto, G.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Suárez, O.V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Biblioteca Digital FCEN-UBA (Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires) |
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Hair cuticle Hair medulla Hair structure Identification key Rodents cuticle discriminant analysis geographical distribution hair morphology rodent Akodon azarae Calomys laucha Cavia Cavia aperea Deltamys kempi Holochilus brasiliensis Mammalia Mus musculus Oligoryzomys flavescens Oryzomys Oxymycterus rufus Rattus Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus Rodentia Scapteromys aquaticus |
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Hair cuticle Hair medulla Hair structure Identification key Rodents cuticle discriminant analysis geographical distribution hair morphology rodent Akodon azarae Calomys laucha Cavia Cavia aperea Deltamys kempi Holochilus brasiliensis Mammalia Mus musculus Oligoryzomys flavescens Oryzomys Oxymycterus rufus Rattus Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus Rodentia Scapteromys aquaticus Cavia, R. Andrade, A. Zamero, M.E. Fernández, M.S. Muschetto, E. Cueto, G.R. Suárez, O.V. Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification |
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Hair cuticle Hair medulla Hair structure Identification key Rodents cuticle discriminant analysis geographical distribution hair morphology rodent Akodon azarae Calomys laucha Cavia Cavia aperea Deltamys kempi Holochilus brasiliensis Mammalia Mus musculus Oligoryzomys flavescens Oryzomys Oxymycterus rufus Rattus Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus Rodentia Scapteromys aquaticus |
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Mammal hairs differ among species and may therefore be used for diagnoses at the species level. We characterized dorsal guard hairs of most small rodent species that may be found in central Buenos Aires province (Argentina), according to their geographic distribution: Cavia aperea, Rattus rattus, R. norvegicus, Mus musculus, Holochilus brasiliensis, Scapteromys aquaticus, Oxymycterus rufus, Oligoryzomys flavescens, Akodon azarae, Deltamys kempi, Calomys laucha and C. musculinus. We provide discriminant functions and a dichotomic key to identify hairs at the species level based on hair length and width and scale morphology observed in specific sections of dorsal guard hairs. Discriminant functions require fewer measurements and are faster than the use of the key. © 2008 by Walter de Gruyter. Fil:Cavia, R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Andrade, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fernández, M.S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Muschetto, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Cueto, G.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Suárez, O.V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. |
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Cavia, R. Andrade, A. Zamero, M.E. Fernández, M.S. Muschetto, E. Cueto, G.R. Suárez, O.V. |
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Cavia, R. Andrade, A. Zamero, M.E. Fernández, M.S. Muschetto, E. Cueto, G.R. Suárez, O.V. |
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Cavia, R. |
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Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification |
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Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification |
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Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification |
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Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification |
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Hair structure of small rodents from central Argentina: A tool for species identification |
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hair structure of small rodents from central argentina: a tool for species identification |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v72_n1_p35_Cavia |
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Rattus rattus |
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Rattus rattus |
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https://doi.org/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v72_n1_p35_Cavia |
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