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Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair
The hair microstructures of Korean terrestrial mammals from 23 species (22 wild and one domestic) were analyzed using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to construct a hair identification key. The hairs were examined using the medulla structures and cuticular scales of guard hairs from the...
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The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24451929 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0569 |
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author | LEE, Eunok CHOI, Tae-Young WOO, Donggul MIN, Mi-Sook SUGITA, Shoei LEE, Hang |
author_facet | LEE, Eunok CHOI, Tae-Young WOO, Donggul MIN, Mi-Sook SUGITA, Shoei LEE, Hang |
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description | The hair microstructures of Korean terrestrial mammals from 23 species (22 wild and one domestic) were analyzed using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to construct a hair identification key. The hairs were examined using the medulla structures and cuticular scales of guard hairs from the dorsal regions of mature adult animals. All cuticular scale structures in the hair of Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Carnivora and Insectivora showed the petal pattern, and those of Artiodactyla and Chiroptera showed the wave pattern and coronal pattern, respectively. Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Carnivora showed multicellular, and Insectivora and Artiodactyla showed unicellular regular, mesh or columnar in the medulla structures, respectively. Chiroptera did not show the medulla structures in their hair. We found that it is possible to distinguish between species and order based on general appearance, medulla structures and cuticular scales. Thus, we constructed a hair identification key with morphological characteristics from each species. This study suggests that hair identification keys could be useful in fields, such as forensic science, food safety and foraging ecology. |
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spelling | pubmed-40733352014-06-27 Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair LEE, Eunok CHOI, Tae-Young WOO, Donggul MIN, Mi-Sook SUGITA, Shoei LEE, Hang J Vet Med Sci Wildlife Science The hair microstructures of Korean terrestrial mammals from 23 species (22 wild and one domestic) were analyzed using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to construct a hair identification key. The hairs were examined using the medulla structures and cuticular scales of guard hairs from the dorsal regions of mature adult animals. All cuticular scale structures in the hair of Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Carnivora and Insectivora showed the petal pattern, and those of Artiodactyla and Chiroptera showed the wave pattern and coronal pattern, respectively. Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Carnivora showed multicellular, and Insectivora and Artiodactyla showed unicellular regular, mesh or columnar in the medulla structures, respectively. Chiroptera did not show the medulla structures in their hair. We found that it is possible to distinguish between species and order based on general appearance, medulla structures and cuticular scales. Thus, we constructed a hair identification key with morphological characteristics from each species. This study suggests that hair identification keys could be useful in fields, such as forensic science, food safety and foraging ecology. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2014-01-23 2014-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4073335/ /pubmed/24451929 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0569 Text en ©2014 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Wildlife Science LEE, Eunok CHOI, Tae-Young WOO, Donggul MIN, Mi-Sook SUGITA, Shoei LEE, Hang Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair |
title | Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair |
title_full | Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair |
title_fullStr | Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair |
title_full_unstemmed | Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair |
title_short | Species Identification Key of Korean Mammal Hair |
title_sort | species identification key of korean mammal hair |
topic | Wildlife Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24451929 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0569 |
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