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A revision of the Antarctic and Subantarctic members of the genus Yoldia Moller, 1842 (Bivalvia: Nuculanidae)
Read more of: A revision of the Antarctic and Subantarctic members of the genus Yoldia Moller, 1842 (Bivalvia: Nuculanidae)Samples from 15 Antarctic and Subantarctic localities were measured and subjected to discriminatory analysis of shell morphology. Only two species were recognized as belonging to the genus Yoldia Möller, 1842: […]
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Morphology and adaptation of aquatic mosses in an Antarctic lake
Read more of: Morphology and adaptation of aquatic mosses in an Antarctic lakeTwo species of moss growing in Moss Lake on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, had unusual morphologies with large leaves and long internodes. Both Calliergon sarmentosum and Drepanocladus cf. aduncus […]
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Data on the adult marine and migratory phases in the life cycle of the southern hemisphere lamprey, Geotria australis Gray
Read more of: Data on the adult marine and migratory phases in the life cycle of the southern hemisphere lamprey, Geotria australis GrayLarge numbers of the Southern Hemisphere lamprey, Geotria australis, have been found in the regurgitated food of albatrosses breeding on South Georgia. This finding suggests that this lamprey is found […]
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Analysis of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in Antarctic marine sediment layers
Read more of: Analysis of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in Antarctic marine sediment layersTHE presence of both paraffinic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in sediments and soils from the Northern Hemisphere has been well documented1–5. Paraffinic hydrocarbons are generally assumed to be derived […]
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Sedimentation and the distribution of organic matter in a sub-Antarctic marine bay
Read more of: Sedimentation and the distribution of organic matter in a sub-Antarctic marine bayThe annual rate of sediment accumulation and the proportion due to resuspension in a sheltered sub-Antarctic bay has been deduced from sediment trap experiments and vertical profiles of organic matter […]
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Growth, production and biomass of the antarctic gastropod Laevilacunaria Antarctica Martens 1885
Read more of: Growth, production and biomass of the antarctic gastropod Laevilacunaria Antarctica Martens 1885Twenty-one monthly collections of the Antarctic prosobranch gastropod Laevilacunaria antarctica Martens 1885 were obtained by divers at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Animals were contagiously distributed in the depth range […]
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Identification and breeding biology of the diving petrels Pelecanoides georgicus and P. urinatrix exsul at South Georgia
Read more of: Identification and breeding biology of the diving petrels Pelecanoides georgicus and P. urinatrix exsul at South GeorgiaThe biology of two species of diving petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus and P. urinatrix exsul) was studied at Bird Island, South Georgia. Existing criteria (bill shape and morphology, wing length) for […]
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Growth in the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella
Read more of: Growth in the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazellaThe growth of the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazellaat South Georgia is described from 556 specimens whose age was determined. The following parameters are described: standard length, body weight, foreflipper […]