Effect of movement between Salix arctica individuals on Gynaephora groenlandica caterpillar growth rates at Alexandra Fiord, Nunavut, Canada, 2013

• Main Authors: Henry, Gregory H.R., Greyson-Gaito, Christopher J., Barbour, Matthew A., Crutsinger, Gregory M., Rodriguez-Cabal, Mariano A.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2015
• Subjects: Activity; Alexandra Fiord; Growth rate; Herbivory; Insects; Movement; Parasites; Predator-prey interactions; ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada; Other programs and funding agencies; Arctic; Canada; Nunavut; ArcticNet
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5884/12515; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=12515

In June 2013, we collected 60 caterpillars (of instars 4-7), that had been active for approximately seven days, and used net bags (made from polyester, with holes of about 1.3mm2) to contain each caterpillar on a single branch of 60 haphazardly chosen Arctic willow individuals. For half of these cat...