The insulating properties of the pelage of the North-American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum): the influence of quill-like structures on heat transfer.
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Seivertsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 119071 Russia.
Chernova
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D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006197:Hair / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D046328:Porcupines / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena