@article{Filho_Lauro_Xavier_Carotenoid_1986, author={Filho, Lauro Xavier and KoĊ‚akowska, Anna and Vincente, Carlos}, howpublished={online}, year={1986}, abstract={

Carotenoid composition of both penguin faeces and the lichen Caloplaca regalis has been analyzed by thin layer chromatography. Carotenoids in both samples are almost identical to those found in the krill, the main food of the penguins, including β-carotene, which is not found in other Theloschistaceae species.

}, title={Carotenoid composition of Caloplaca reqalis (Vain.) Zahlbr. (Lichenes) and of penguin faeces at King George Island (Antarctica)}, type={Article}, volume={vol. 7}, number={No 3}, journal={Polish Polar Research}, pages={289-294}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee on Polar Research}, keywords={Antarctic, lichens, penguin faeces, carotenoids}, }