Open AccessIntrepid lice survive extreme pressure when hitching rides on elephant seals
Author(s) -
Kathryn Knight
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.234260
Subject(s) - biology , population , nymph , peninsula , seal (emblem) , zoology , ecology , geography , archaeology , demography , sociology
![Figure][1] An electron micrograph of a louse ( Lepidophthirus macrorhini ) collected from an elephant seal pup. Photo credit: Martin Brogger and Mauricio Luquet (ALUAR SAIC).Lice usually have a pretty cushy existence. Snuggled up warm in the pelt of their host with a plentiful supply
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