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

Article asserts that Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands include some of the world’s most extreme and pristine terrestrial habitats. The authors studied the habitat preferences and the life history of P. steinenii in Lake Kitiesh, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island over the austral summer sea...

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Published in:Ecology
Main Authors: Mejias, Tamara Contador, Gañán, Melisa, Rendoll Cárcamo, Javier, Maturana, Claudia S., Benítez, Hugo A., Kennedy, James H., Rozzi, Ricardo, Convey, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2022
Subjects:
Antarctica
Chironomidae
environmental adaptations
life history
phenology
Antarc*
Antarctic
King George Island
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3964
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spelling ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc2179409 2023-11-12T04:02:36+01:00 A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica Mejias, Tamara Contador Gañán, Melisa Rendoll Cárcamo, Javier Maturana, Claudia S. Benítez, Hugo A. Kennedy, James H. Rozzi, Ricardo Convey, Peter 2022-12-24 9 p. Text https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3964 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2179409/ English eng John Wiley & Sons doi:10.1002/ecy.3964 local-cont-no: Ecology-2022-Contador_Mejias https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2179409/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc2179409 Public Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives Ecology, 104(3), John Wiley & Sons, December 24, 2022, pp. 1-9 Antarctica Chironomidae environmental adaptations life history phenology Article 2022 ftunivnotexas https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3964 2023-10-28T22:08:11Z Article asserts that Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands include some of the world’s most extreme and pristine terrestrial habitats. The authors studied the habitat preferences and the life history of P. steinenii in Lake Kitiesh, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island over the austral summer seasons from 2014 to 2019, during short (several weeks) field expeditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Ecology 104 3
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Chironomidae
environmental adaptations
life history
phenology
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Chironomidae
environmental adaptations
life history
phenology
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Gañán, Melisa
Rendoll Cárcamo, Javier
Maturana, Claudia S.
Benítez, Hugo A.
Kennedy, James H.
Rozzi, Ricardo
Convey, Peter
A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica
topic_facet Antarctica
Chironomidae
environmental adaptations
life history
phenology
description Article asserts that Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands include some of the world’s most extreme and pristine terrestrial habitats. The authors studied the habitat preferences and the life history of P. steinenii in Lake Kitiesh, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island over the austral summer seasons from 2014 to 2019, during short (several weeks) field expeditions.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Mejias, Tamara Contador
Gañán, Melisa
Rendoll Cárcamo, Javier
Maturana, Claudia S.
Benítez, Hugo A.
Kennedy, James H.
Rozzi, Ricardo
Convey, Peter
author_facet Mejias, Tamara Contador
Gañán, Melisa
Rendoll Cárcamo, Javier
Maturana, Claudia S.
Benítez, Hugo A.
Kennedy, James H.
Rozzi, Ricardo
Convey, Peter
author_sort Mejias, Tamara Contador
title A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica
title_short A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica
title_full A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica
title_fullStr A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed A polar insect's tale: Observations on the life cycle of Parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to Antarctica
title_sort polar insect's tale: observations on the life cycle of parochlus steinenii, the only winged midge native to antarctica
publisher John Wiley & Sons
publishDate 2022
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3964
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