Effect of host age, sex and life stage on the prevalence and abundance of sucking lice on Weddell seal in the Antarctic Peninsula

Abstract Through evolutionary time, seal lice have developed morphological, behavioral, and ecological adaptations to cope with the amphibious lifestyle of their hosts in a co-evolutionary process. Consequently, the dynamics of lice populations are determined by seals behavior. We aim to study the e...

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Main Authors: FLORENCIA A. SOTO, JAVIER NEGRETE, MATIAS J. KLAICH, MARÍA SOLEDAD LEONARDI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2021-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652022000201301&lng=en&tlng=en