The impacts of climate change on the health of marine mammals are increasingly being
recognised. Given the rapid rate of environmental change in the Arctic, the potential …

The insect cuticle is a non-cellular matrix composed of polysaccharide chitins and proteins.
The cuticle covers most of the body surface, including the trachea, foregut, and hindgut, and …

Seal lice (Echinophthirius horridus) are bloodsucking ectoparasites of phocid seals and
vectors of pathogens like the heartworm, Acanthocheilonema spirocauda. Grey and harbour …

Marine mammals host a great variety of parasites, which usually co-evolved in evolutionary
arms races. However, little is known about the biology of marine mammal insect parasites …

The ectoparasitic seal louse, Echinophthirius horridus infects harbour (Phoca vitulina) and
grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the North and Baltic Sea. The endoparasitic heartworm …

Seal lice, unique among insects, show remarkable adaptability to the extreme conditions of
the deep sea. Evolving with their seal and sea lion hosts, they have managed to tolerate …

Previously we proposed one aspect of how insects could adapt to terrestrial environments
during their evolution. The hypothesis is based on a theory that insects have evolved an …

Genetic analyses of host‐specific parasites can elucidate the evolutionary histories and
biological features of their hosts. Here, we used population‐genomic analyses of …

Lice of the family Echinophthiriidae are obligate and permanent ectoparasites of pinnipeds
and sea otters. Morphological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations have enabled them to …

Insects belong to the phylum, Arthropoda, and they use cuticle as the structure to support
mechanically the body shape and movement, and also to maintain homeostasis inside the …