Origins and Zoogeography of Flies (Insecta: Diptera) in Southern Yukon Grasslands

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Boucher, Stéphanie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Diptera; Alpine tundra ecology; Grasses; Refugia; Glacial epoch; Animal taxonomy; Animal distribution; Artemisia; Glaciation; Carmacks region; Yukon; Klondike Highway region; Takhini River region; Little Atlin Lake region; Nares Lake region; Atlin; Atlin Lake; Carmacks; Little Atlin Lake; Nares; Takhini; Takhini River; Arctic; Tundra; Yukon river; Beringia
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64139

. Because of its glacial history, the Yukon Territory is of great interest for biologists, and it is no secret that the region has a unique insect fauna (Danks and Downes, 1997). Most people who collect insects in the Yukon are attracted by the "typical" habitats of Beringia - the tundra,...