Surviving the antarctic winter—life stage cold tolerance and ice entrapment survival in the invasive chironomid midge Eretmoptera murphyi

• Published in: Insects
• Main Authors: Bartlett, Jesamine, Convey, Peter, Hayward, Scott A. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: microclimate; insect physiology; overwintering; invasion biology; thermal thresholds; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Signy Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2728042; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11030147

An insect’s ability to tolerate winter conditions is a critical determinant of its success. This is true for both native and invasive species, and especially so in harsh polar environments. The midge Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera, Chironomidae) is invasive to maritime Antarctic Signy Island, and the...