What a sucking louse can tell us: the use of the seal lice (Lepidophthirus macrorhini) from the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) in isotopic analysis of hosts

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Eder, Elena Beatriz, Leonardi, María Soledad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC SEALS; LEPIDOPHTHIRUS MACRORHINI; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PENÍNSULA VALDÉS; TROPHIC ECOLOGY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Chubut; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/221603

The southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, is one of the top predators inhabiting the Southern Ocean. Foraging at sea represents 80% of their annual cycle, during which they make extraordinary wide-ranging trips with long, deep, and continuous dives. Their feeding habits have been broadly studied...