Forensic Characterization of Hair in Spotted Deer (Axis axis)
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Authors
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Abinaya, S.
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S.Jayachitra
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S.Sivagnanam
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M.Veeraselvam
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T.A.Kannan
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N.Hemavathi
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C.Kavena
Keywords:
Spotted deer, Forensic anatomy, Micrometry, UltrastructureAbstract
To facilitate precise forensic species identification of spotted deer through hair is undertaken. The gross and microanatomy of hair with ultrastructural details were observed and interpreted in this study. The hairs of spotted deer showed a banded pattern of alternating black and brown colour. The surface view of the hair was made up of cuticle, cortex and medulla from without inwards. A regular wave pattern with a smooth margin was a predominant cuticular scale pattern present in different parts of hair. A characteristic multiseriate lattice-type medulla was observed in the middle part of the hair. In the cross-section, the hair shaft was oval in shape. Micrometry of the hairs in the head, trunk and tail regions was recorded and compared.
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