Includes bibliographical references. / In this study cuticular scale patterns, groove size and hair measurements have been used as definitive criteria in identification of 42 species of the family Muridae. Keys for the use in identification have been made and detailed descriptions of the hairs of each species, together with micrographs of gelatin imprints and scanning electron micrographs are presented. The taxonomic and practical uses of this method are discussed. It has been found that the cuticular scale pattern on hairs of South African Murid species studied shows a remarkable specific constancy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/12325 |
| Date | January 1975 |
| Creators | Keogh, Hillary Joan |
| Contributors | Jarvis, J U M |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MSc |
| Format | application/pdf |
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