TY - JOUR
AU - RYDER, M. L.
AB - EARLIER work on the coat of the Soay1,2 was carried out with “mainland” Soays which stem from stock removed from St. Kilda some 50 years ago. Apparently, all these animals have a woolly, chocolate coloured coat. The designation of St. Kilda as a National Nature Reserve has enabled an investigation to be made of the sheep remaining on the islands by a team organized by the Nature Conservancy3. Many of the sheep have a hairy coat, and only 75 per cent are dark brown in colour; the remainder are light brown. The coat structure of these primitive domestic sheep throws light on fleece evolution. This study reveals a lack of heterotype hairs, and a higher secondary/primary follicle ratio (S/P ratio) in the hairy than in the woolly type.
TI - Coat Structure in Soay Sheep
JF - Nature
DO - 10.1038/2111092b0
DA - 1966-09-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/coat-structure-in-soay-sheep-QRKWXB7gs3
SP - 1092
EP - 1093
VL - 211
IS - 5053
DP - DeepDyve
ER -