A computer-assisted method for the determination of hair cuticula patterns in mammals

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 81-85

  Meyer, W ^a   Seger, Helga ^a   Hulmann G ^b   Neurand, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b TUV Hannover/Sachsen Anhalt e V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuticula pattern of guard hair; Hair cuticula; Identification of species; SEM presentation

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BAT; CARNIVORA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAIR; INSECTIVORA; MAMMAL; RAT; RODENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; CHIROPTERA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAIR; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RODENTIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031088070     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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