Antarctic necrophagous lysianassoids from a stranded fur seal carcass

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-36

  Jazdzewska, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Antarctica; King George island; Scavengers

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; FOOD; PINNIPED; SCAVENGER;

ABYSSORCHOMENE PLEBS; AMPHIPODA; AVES; LYSIANASSOIDEA; STERNA VITTATA; WALDECKIA OBESA;

EID: 66649101076     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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