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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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Translated from Doklady Akademii Nauk, Vol. 403, No. 5, 2005, pp. 706–709.

Original Russian Text Copyright ¢ 2005 by Ivlev, Chernova.

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Ivlev, Y.F., Chernova, O.F. The Insulating Properties of the Pelage of the North-American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum): The Influence of Quill-Like Structures on Heat Transfer. Dokl Biol Sci 403, 295–297 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10630-005-0116-8

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