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

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bartlett, Jesamine C., Convey, Peter, Hayward, Scott A. L.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
• Subjects: Original Paper; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Signy Island; South Orkney Islands; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Belgica antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390884/; https://doi.org/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...