Integument in Antarctic seals: A comparative study and its relation to extreme environments

• Published in: Acta Zoologica
• Main Authors: Krmpotic, Cecilia Mariana, Loza, Cleopatra Mara, Negrete, Javier, Scarano, Alejo Carlos, Carlini, Alfredo Armando, Guerrero, Alicia, Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Weddell; Argentina; Hydrurga; Mara; Antarc*; Elephant Seal; Hydrurga leptonyx; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/40955

Due to the semiaquatic lifestyle of seals and the extreme climates they inhabit, their integumentary system has aroused the curiosity of several authors for more than a century. The aim of this contribution was to perform an exhaustive histological de- scription of the integument Antarctic seals thr...