juvenal pelage
biology
Also known as: juvenile pelage
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mammalian hair
- In mammal: Skin and hair
…is referred to as the juvenal pelage, which typically is of fine texture like the underfur of adults and is replaced by a postjuvenile molt. Juvenal pelage is succeeded either directly by adult pelage or by the subadult pelage, which in some species is not markedly distinct from that of…
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