Life cycle and phenology of an Antarctic invader – the flightless chironomid midge, Eretmoptera murphyi

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bartlett, Jesamine, Convey, Peter, Hayward, Scott A.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Belgica antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518800/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518800/1/Bartlett.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-018-2403-5

Knowledge of the life cycles of non-native species in Antarctica is key to understanding their ability to establish and spread to new regions. Through laboratory studies and field observations on Signy Island (South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic), we detail the life stages and phenology of Eret...