SEASONAL CHANGES IN INSULATION OF THE FUR

1 February 1956

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology

Vol. 34 (1) , 53-57
https://doi.org/10.1139/z56-007

Abstract

Seasonal changes in insulation of the fur have been compared in nine species of arctic and North temperate zone mammals. Relative seasonal changes ranged from 12 to 52% of the winter value. Absolute changes were greatest in the larger mammals with thickest fur. The limited seasonal insulative change in small mammals suggests that changes in heat production may be important in seasonal acclimatization.

Keywords

SEASONAL CHANGES
ACCLIMATIZATION
CHANGES IN INSULATION
INSULATIVE
FUR SEASONAL
MAMMALS
CHANGES RANGED
THICKEST FUR

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

A COMPARISON OF SOME SEASONAL AND TEMPERATURE-INDUCED CHANGES IN PEROMYSCUS: COLD RESISTANCE, METABOLISM, AND PELAGE INSULATION
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 1953
BODY INSULATION OF SOME ARCTIC AND TROPICAL MAMMALS AND BIRDS
The Biological Bulletin, 1950