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The length and diameter of the coat fibres of the Musk ox
Author(s) -
Wilkinson Paul F.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1975.tb02239.x
Subject(s) - coat , biology , domestication , wool , zoology , evolutionary biology , anatomy , genetics , ecology , composite material , materials science
The length and diameter of underwool and outer hairs from captive and selectively‐bred Musk oxen were measured. Considerable variation was found between animals and some of its sources were isolated and discussed. Finally, the underwool was compared briefly with other wool fibres, and some implications of the data for studies of prehistoric animal domestication were discussed.