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- Provides an accessible introduction to trichology, including the evolution and development of hairs
- Presents an overview of the methodologies to study trichomorphology inside and outside the scientific community
- Includes detailed graphic descriptions of hairs and their microscopic structures as a practical field guide
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This Atlas of the hair of Canadian mammals provides an introductory text to trichology, i.e., the study of hairs, that may be useful for teaching purposes on evolution and general biology in mammals integuments. It includes two major sections. The first section covers a brief historical review of trichology and a broader taxonomical scope that integrates processes of hair evolution and development, morphological aspects, and utility of trichomorphological approaches in taxonomy, systematics, and mammal field inventories. The second section is entirely dedicated to the hairs of Canadian mammals. It provides detailed descriptions of the pelages and hairs for each genus and an identification key based on macro- and microscopic structures of dorsal guard hairs.
This Atlas was designed to be useful for experts in taxonomy, but also for students, citizen scientists, and simple amateurs who wish to know more about hair and contribute to the advancement of mammalogy in Canada. By providing new and highly detailed information on hair morphology of all Canadian mammals, which is at heart of this project, it is also an invaluable tool for completing comprehensive field inventories efficiently and ethically during punctual or long-term monitoring programs.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Justine Fontaine-Topaloff, MSc
Canadian Museum of Nature
Gatineau, QC, Canada
Dominique Fauteux, PhD
Canadian Museum of Nature
Gatineau, QC, Canada
Kamal Khidas, PhD
Canadian Museum of Nature
Gatineau, QC, Canada
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hair Atlas of Canadian Mammals
Book Subtitle: With an Introduction to Trichology
Authors: Justine Fontaine-Topaloff, Dominique Fauteux, Kamal Khidas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00006-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Canadian Museum of Nature 2025
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-032-00005-7Published: 27 September 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-032-00008-8Due: 11 October 2026
eBook ISBN: 978-3-032-00006-4Published: 26 September 2025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 184
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 108 illustrations in colour
Topics: Zoology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology