作者: M. M. BRYDEN
DOI: 10.1038/2031299A0
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摘要: Two southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina (Linn.)), approximately 15 months old, were killed by members of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions at Macquarie Island (54° S., 157° E.), frozen −5° C, and transported to Sydney. Twelve days later they dissected into bone, muscle, fat, skin viscera. Almost all dissectable fat present was in a subcutaneous layer with an average thickness 2–2.4 cm: