The environmental tolerances and behavioural ecology of the sub-Antarctic beach-hopper “Orchestia” scutigerula Dana (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Husvik, South Georgia

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Authors: Moore, P.G., MacAlister, H.E., Taylor, A.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 1995
• Subjects: Antarctic; Kanin Point; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515750/; https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(95)00022-J

“Orchestia” scutigerula Dana (Amphipoda: Talitridae) was found beneath supralittoral stones at Kanin Point, S. Georgia. Microhabitat temperatures recorded over 6 summer weeks varied widely (hourly, diurnally, weekly), especially under stones highest upshore. In air, “O.” scutigerula tolerated temper...