A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: Contador, Tamara, Gañan, Melisa, Rendoll-Cárcamo, Javier, Maturana, Claudia S., Benítez, Hugo, Kennedy, James, Rozzi, Ricardo, Convey, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Contador; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532347/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532347/1/Ecology%20-%202022%20-%20Contador%20Mejias%20-%20A%20polar%20insect%20s%20tale%20%20Observations%20on%20the%20life%20cycle%20of%20Parochlus%20steinenii%20%20the%20only.pdf; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.3964

Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands include some of the world’s most extreme and pristine terrestrial habitats. While they are characterized by low biodiversity and terrestrial communities comprise small, often microscopic, non-charismatic species, they have become a focus of studies of adaptat...