Morphological study of the hairs of prey mammals from the fauna of Bulgaria
Radoslav Mihaylov, Rosen Dimitrov, Kamelia S.-Yovcheva, David Yovchev, Vasko Gerzilov, Zheyna Zheleva, Bogomil Mihaylov
Abstract: The morphological specifics of the fur can be used for identification in ecological and zoological studies, in forensic and veterinary medical examinations. The scale pattern of the hair is one of the important identifying features and can be used as a “fingerprint”. In this study, the morphological characteristics of the guard hairs of eleven species of prey mammals, present in the fauna of Bulgaria were studied. The values for the hair length, the total hair thickness, the medulla thickness and medullary index were found in the studied animals. The combined use of morphometric values and the “scale model” of the hair - the medullary index (MI) are indexes that are applied for greater data reliability.
Keywords: hairs; histology; prey mammals
Citation: Mihaylov, R., Dimitrov, R., Stamatova-Yovcheva, K., Yovchev, D., Gerzilov, V., Zheleva, Zh. & Mihaylov, B. (2024). Morphological study of the hairs of prey mammals from the fauna of Bulgaria. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 30(5), 875 - 882
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