Uncovering deep mysteries: The underwater life of an amphibious louse

• Published in: Journal of Insect Physiology
• Main Authors: Leonardi, María Soledad, Lazzari, Claudio Ricardo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: Amphibious Louse; Antarctophthirus Microchir; Otaria Flavescens; South American Sea Lion; Physiology; Insects; Diving; Ectoparasites; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Ricardo; The Louse; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/21094

Despite the incredible success of insects in colonizing almost every habitat, they remain virtually absent in one major environment – the open sea. A variety of hypotheses have been raised to explain why just a few insect species are present in the ocean, but none of them appears to be fully explana...