Biology Asked by Enivid on July 21, 2021
How many hairs per square centimeter (or inch) do common pet hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus or Phodopus sungorus) have on average?
I thought this would be easy to find by googling, but the best I’ve been able to find is this 1986 article, which isn’t very clear in answering the question.
According to Paul et al. (2007), shaved fur patches of male Siberian and Syrian hamsters had a mass of about 12 mg/cm2 dorsally and 3 mg/cm2 ventrally.
This search give me the page.
Fig 1 from Paul et al. (2007) compares mass of fur growth across time for 2 groups exposed to differing lengths of daylight (long, LD, and short, SD) to examine winter fur adaptation.
Paul, M.J., George, N.T., Zucker, I. and Butler, M.P., 2007. Photoperiodic and hormonal influences on fur density and regrowth in two hamster species. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 293(6), pp.R2363-R2369.
Answered by DeltaEnfieldWaid on July 21, 2021
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