Original Research Article I Volume 1 I Issue 4 I 2013

Identification of dorsal guard hairs surface structure of Indian Chevrotain moschiola Indica gray, 1852 (Tragulidae: artiodactyla: mammalia)

M. Kamalakannan; J.K. De; C.K. Manna

Biolife; 2013, 1(4), pp 155-158

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7192745

Abstract:

Tricho-taxonomy is the study of hairs. Tricho-taxonomic studies have been carried out by many workers on different orders of class Mammalia.

Keywords:

Moschiola indica, tricho-taxonomy,physical characters, surface structure and med

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Article Dates:

Received: 5 October 2013; Accepted: 3 November 2013; Published: 6 December 2013

How To Cite:

M. Kamalakannan, J.K. De, & C.K. Manna. (2022). Identification of dorsal guard hairs surface structure of Indian Chevrotain moschiola Indica gray, 1852 (Tragulidae: artiodactyla: mammalia). Biolife, 1(3), 155–158. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7192745