Not so free range? Oviposition microhabitat and egg clustering affects Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera: Chironomidae) reproductive success

• 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; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519905/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519905/1/Bartlett.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-018-2420-4

Understanding the physiology of non-native species in Antarctica is key to elucidating their ability to colonise an area, and how they may respond to changes in climate. Eretmoptera murphyi is a chironomid midge introduced to Signy Island (Maritime Antarctic) from South Georgia (Sub-Antarctic) where...