Basic structural and functional characteristics of the epidermal barrier in wild mammals living in different habitats and climates

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 873-885

  Meyer, Wilfried ^a   Schmidt, Judith ^a   Kacza, Johannes ^b   Busche, Roger ^a   Naim, Hassan Y ^a   Jacob, Ralf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrier; Biotope adaptation; Epidermis; Glycolipids; Wild mammals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; LOXODONTA; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 79960443381     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0499-9     Document Type: Article

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