Tell me who you go with and I will tell you what you do: Antarctic seal lice behave differently

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Soto, Florencia Anabella, Crespo, José Emilio, Negrete, Javier, Leonardi, María Soledad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTOPHTHIRUS CARLINII; ANTARCTOPHTHIRUS LOBODONTIS; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; LOBODON CARCINOPHAGA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell; Argentina; Danco; Danco Coast; Antarc*; Crabeater Seals; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/231758

Lice of the family Echinophthiriidae are obligate and permanent ectoparasites of pinnipeds and sea otters. Morphological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations have enabled them to survive in their amphibian hosts. However, it has been shown experimentally that the eggs do not survive submerged. Th...