Analysis on straight quard hairs of six species of canids in China by scanning electronic microscope
The study of the scale pattern of straight guard hair from the back and the abdomen of six species of canids in China was conducted by scanning electronic microscope.The result showed that main scale pattern is irregular wave type,long valve type,irregular valve type,flat type and wide valve type.Differences existed not only in the scale pattern between genera and species,but also different parts of the same animal and different parts of the same hair.According to the study,the author discussed the feasibility and noteworthy problems of distinguish mammals by analyzing the scale pattern of canids′ hair.