Life on the Edge: Ecological Genetics of a High Arctic Insect Species and Its Circumpolar Counterpart

• Published in: Insects
• Main Authors: Jean-Christophe Simon, Frédérique Mahéo, Lucie Mieuzet, Christelle Buchard, Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Damien Maurice, Joël Bonhomme, Yannick Outreman, Maurice Hullé
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Acyrthosiphon svalbardicum; A. brevicorne; aphids; population genetics; arctic; colonization; adaptation; Arctic; Main Island; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10120427

Arctic ecosystems are subjected to strong environmental constraints that prevent both the colonization and development of many organisms. In Svalbard, few aphid species have established permanent populations. These high arctic aphid species have developed peculiar life-history traits such as shorten...