Uncovering deep mysteries: The underwater life of an amphibious louse

• Published in: Journal of Insect Physiology
• Main Authors: Soledad Leonardi, Maria, Lazzari, Claudio, R.
• Other Authors: Institut de recherche sur la biologie de l'insecte UMR7261 (IRBI), Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Insects Diving Ectoparasites; [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; The Louse; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-01086890; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.10.016

International audience Despite the incredible success of insects in colonizing almost every habitat, they remain virtually absentin one major environment – the open sea. A variety of hypotheses have been raised to explain why just afew insect species are present in the ocean, but none of them appear...