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Arthropod ecology in the maritime Antarctic
1 January, 1967
Maritime Antarctic areas possess a predominantly cryptogamic vegetation and support a free‐living invertebrate fauna showing few species in great abundance. Between January 1962 and April 1964 a study was made…The terrestrial invertebrate fauna of the Maritime Antarctic
1 January, 1967
During the period from 18 January to 31 M arch 1964 the author was able to visit certain islands on the Scotia Ridge and parts of the Antarctic Peninsula. Apart…Read more on The terrestrial invertebrate fauna of the Maritime Antarctic
Rectal temperature of the husky under severe winter conditions in the Antarctic
1 January, 1966
Rectal temperatures were measured in a group of 15 huskies during the Antarctic winter at Halley Bay, and found to vary between37–55 and 40 25oC. A significant positive correlation was…Read more on Rectal temperature of the husky under severe winter conditions in the Antarctic
Hovercraft in polar regions
1 January, 1966
Since the first conception of a hovercraft by C. S. Cockerell in the early 1950s, and the completion of the first experimental full-scale machine (SR. N1) in 1959, the development…The feeding of sledge dogs on Antarctic expeditions
1 January, 1966
1. The diets of sledge dogs at a British Antarctic sledging base were studied both at base and during sledge journeys, and samples of the diets and the relevant faeces…Read more on The feeding of sledge dogs on Antarctic expeditions
The influence of seasonal variation, diet and physical activity on Ssrum lipids in young men in Antarctica
1 January, 1965
The long-term effects of diet, physical activity and seasonal variation on serum lipids have been studied over a period of one year (1961) in members of the British and South…Medical research by the British Antarctic Survey
1 January, 1965
There is a long record of medical research and observation in the Antarctic, almost as long as the record of exploration. The early expeditions usually had a medical officer who…Read more on Medical research by the British Antarctic Survey
Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey
1 January, 1965
The Antarctic Peninsula, the islands rising from the Scotia Ridge, and the Falkland Islands are a key area for biologists interested in the origin, relationships, and adaptations of the Antarctic…Read more on Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey
Giant Epiphyses in a Ross Seal
1 January, 1965
THE Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossi) is a relatively little-known animal and it was not until recently, when the British Museum (Natural History) received two frozen specimens from the British Antarctic…