The Development and Replacement of Pelage Hairs in the Bandicoot Perameleb Nasuta Geoffroy (Marsupialia : Peramelidae)

Abstract

A histological study has been made of the development and replacement of pelage hairs in the bandicoot, Perameles nasuta Geoffroy. Skin samples were taken from the mid-lateral region of the trunks of 18 specimens from eight different litters at estimated ages ranging from birth to 526 days. Six specimens were sampled more than once.