HairofWestEuropeanMammals

Mammalianhairhaslongplayedaroleinhumansociety;asfurforclothing,intheproductionofcloth,orintheproductionofbrushes.Scientiststoomakeuseofmammalianhairasadiagnostictoolinareassuchasanimalecology,wildlifebiology,andnaturemanagement.Theidentificationofhairsfoundinthefield,intheintestineorfaecesofcarnivores,orinthepelletsofowlsandraptors,canyieldvaluableinformationonthedistributionofmammalsandthedietoftheirpredators.Thisphotographicatlasaidscorrectidentificationbyprovidingdataonthecolour,formandlengthofhairandthestructureofthecuticula,medullaandcross-sections.Identificationisalsoaidedbytheprovisionofkeys.Thisuniquebookwillprovideavaluablereferencesourceforecologists,zoologistsandforensicscientists.