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IN whales the integuments may be supposed to serve a double or treble purpose: the outer layers—the epidermis and the pars papillaris of the dermis or cutis vera protecting the underlying parts, and the deeper—the thick and oily pars reticulata or ‘blubber’ preventing the loss of heat, and at the same time diminishing the specific gravity of the body and reducing its tendency to sink.
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GRAY, R. The Integuments of Whales. Nature 125, 744 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/125744a0
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