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Hair structure of the Woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius and the modern elephants, Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana
Article first published online: 20 AUG 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb02095.x
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Valente, A. (1983), Hair structure of the Woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius and the modern elephants, Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana. Journal of Zoology, 199: 271–274. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb02095.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 AUG 2009
- Article first published online: 20 AUG 2009
- Accepted 13 July 1982
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The structure of overhairs from a Wooly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, 10–13 thousand years old, is compared with that of its living relatives, Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana. The hair profile, cross-sectional appearance, wholeamount and cuticular scale cast of the haris of the three species were examined and a selected array of photographs representing the hair structure of each species are presented. In general there is little variation between the three in the gross structure of the overhairs.