Morphological and thermal properties of mammalian insulation: The evolution of fur for aquatic living

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 926-939

  Liwanag, Heather E M ^a   Berta, Annalisa ^b   Costa, Daniel P ^a   Abney, Masako ^a,c   Williams, Terrie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Carnivora; Conductivity; Cuticle; Density; Guard hair; Hydrostatic pressure; Marine mammal; Morphology; Underhair

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEAR; CARNIVORE; CUTICLE; HAIR; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INSULATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; MUSTELID; PINNIPED; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; MAMMALIA; ODOBENIDAE; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84863771906     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01900.x     Document Type: Article

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